Container market

USM publishes insights from the discussion “Expert Talks: Results, pitfalls and new horizons of container traffic”, organized by the EBA Transport Working Group and Global Ocean Link.

USM analyzed the financial performance of leading shipping companies for the first six months of 2024.

In 2024, international shipping continues to face serious challenges. The main difficulties for the market are caused by fluctuating demand for container transportation, rising fuel costs and, above all, the protracted crisis in the Red Sea.

Another vessel with containers will start operating on the Maersk service between the ports of Chornomorsk and Constanta.

This year was successful for the ports of Ukraine not only due to the achievement of the pre-war level of exports, but also from the perspective of the prospects opened up thanks to the recovery of container transportation. At the same time, these processes are not as easy and fast as it might seem at first glance.

In 2022, the container market in russia decreased by 15.9% compared to the previous year.

The turnover of containers in the ports of the Black Sea in 2021 amounted to 3.099 million TEU, which is 2.59% more than in 2020.

The activity of global container lines is declining. How can regional line operators benefit from this? INFORMALL BG analysts talk about the situation in the Mediterranean and Black Sea container markets.

Shipping company ZIM has released its financial and operating results for the third quarter.