“Data provider eeSea said that operators had pulled 8 per cent of their sailings this year on key routes — between Asia and North America, Asia and Europe as well as those linking Europe and North America. That compared with 2 per cent for all of 2019…”

“Transatlantic shippers are set to be hit by another wave of blank sailings this month after 2M partners Maersk and MSC announced that the suspension of the TA4/NEUTAL4 would be extended…”

“THE Alliance and 2M have canceled 75 sailings scheduled for the third quarter…”

“Container spot rates from Asia to the US soared this week as the aggressive blank sailing programmes of transpacific carriers resulted in a capacity crunch and container rollovers…”

“According to data provided to FreightWaves by eeSea, updated as of May 22, 18% of Asia-U.S. container-ship sailings have been blanked in the week starting June 29, dropping to 15% the week starting July 6, 9% the week starting July 13 and just 2% for the week starting July 20…”

“After “blanking” (canceling) around 20% of Asia-to-U.S. capacity this month and next, it now appears almost certain that carriers will cut fewer sailings in July…”

“There has been a significant spike in carrier short-term container rate quotes from Asia to North Europe this week, as rollovers become the norm…”

“With make-or-break business decisions in the balance, the focus has predictably turned to data that signals future trends, such as container-shipping “blank sailing” information from companies such as eeSea and Sea-Intelligence, and real-time “nowcasting” data on ship movements from companies such as CargoMetrics…”

“According to eeSea data, carriers have so far announced the withdrawal of 28% of scheduled headhaul sailings this month, representing 37 of 130 advertised voyages.…”

“According to the latest eeSea data, the three vessel-sharing ocean alliances have blanked 34 of the scheduled 130 sailings from Asia to Europe this month, as shippers have cancelled or postponed orders due to Covid-19 lockdowns.…”

“For the month of July, we’re at 10% cancellations, while May and June are at 19% and 18%, respectively,” said Simon Sundboell, founder and CEO of Copenhagen-based eeSea, a platform that maps container-industry schedules…”

“Ocean carriers are successfully underpinning freight rates through capacity discipline, with reports of container rollovers at Chinese export hubs and detention transhipment ports…”

“Blank-sailings data is a key leading indicator for U.S. ports, cargo shippers, truckers and railways. A container ship that doesn’t depart from Asia equates to a container ship that doesn’t arrive on the U.S. West Coast two to three weeks later, or on the East Coast four to five weeks later…”

“Copenhagen-based eeSea — a platform founded in 2016 that maps container-industry schedules — has provided a snapshot of this U.S.-arrivals-centric data on blank sailings to FreightWaves…”

“New analysis conducted by Danish maritime intelligence company eeSea has revealed the quick drop in shipped container volumes brought about by the spread of coronavirus. Container shipping capacity is down 11% for this month and 11% of next month’s sailings have been blanked…”

“As South Korean shipping line HMM today formally launched the world’s largest containership, the country’s government outlined an enormous financial package to prop up its maritime industries…”

“According to the latest data from Copenhagen-based maritime and supply chain intelligence company eeSea, carriers have so far cancelled 302 headhaul voyages in May across the major tradelanes – 11% of the 2,693 proforma sailings...”

“Copenhagen-based eeSea said in a report that less than half of the container ships serving east-west trade met their published schedules in 2019, amounting to a one-and-a-half-day delay on average. About one in 10 ships was delayed three or more days…”

“Copenhagen-based eeSea has developed a platform designed to accurately gauge the on-time performance of liner services, as well as the standard of dispatch vessels receive at their ports of call…”