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A walkout by ILWU Local 26 watchmen at Los Angeles and Long Beach is expected to move to 4 November, as Drewry's composite falls 3% and a boxship sinks off Bulgaria.
Iran says its seven-day Hormuz reopening offer still stands, while at least four container ships are hit and Gulf bookings remain suspended.
Xeneta puts weekly capacity across Bab el-Mandeb at 448,273 TEU, double the level six weeks ago, while carriers blank transpacific sailings to defend rates.
Germany blocks COSCO's takeover of forwarder Konrad Zippel on security grounds, as a containership is fired on in the Red Sea and Savannah sets a record.
Xeneta says Far East to US spot rates have peaked after the Hormuz crisis, as Drewry's index slips again and the Panama Canal adds a transit slot.