THE pause in the US-China trade war and the resulting demand surge have prompted shipping lines to increase capacity, reports Copenhagen research house Sea Intelligence.
On the Asia-North America West Coast (NAWC) route, capacity is set to grow over 30 per cent year-on-year in five of the next 11 weeks.
Aggregated figures show a 12.8 per cent increase in capacity for June and a 16.5 per cent rise in July compared to pre-pause levels.
Said Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy: 'What is potentially more important is the growth in plans planning to offer 18 per cent more capacity.
'It is of course an open question whether the tariff-induced volume surge will match this capacity injection. However, if it does, it can create a significant issue in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach,' he said.
If San Pedro Bay ports experience 18 per cent growth in laden imports, the Port of Los Angeles will see June volumes nearing 2024's peak and July volumes surpassing the pandemic spike of 2021, Mr Murphy said.
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On the Asia-North America West Coast (NAWC) route, capacity is set to grow over 30 per cent year-on-year in five of the next 11 weeks.
Aggregated figures show a 12.8 per cent increase in capacity for June and a 16.5 per cent rise in July compared to pre-pause levels.
Said Sea-Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy: 'What is potentially more important is the growth in plans planning to offer 18 per cent more capacity.
'It is of course an open question whether the tariff-induced volume surge will match this capacity injection. However, if it does, it can create a significant issue in the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach,' he said.
If San Pedro Bay ports experience 18 per cent growth in laden imports, the Port of Los Angeles will see June volumes nearing 2024's peak and July volumes surpassing the pandemic spike of 2021, Mr Murphy said.
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