Nearly 150 sailings were cancelled on the transpacific and Asia-Europe routes between October and February, according to Drewry’s research. These have had demonstrable effects on freight rates and on the regularity of service provided to shippers, as shown below. But will this carrier practice of cancelling sailings continue beyond the winter months? Ocean carriers’ individual strategies of cancel...
Nearly 150 sailings were cancelled on the transpacific and Asia-Europe routes between October and February, according to Drewry’s research. These have had demonstrable effects on freight rates and on the regularity of service provided to shippers, as shown below. But will this carrier practice of cancelling sailings continue beyond the winter months? Ocean carriers’ individual strategies of cancel...
