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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.
Maersk expects all services back through Suez by March 2027, as Drewry warns the return releases 1.6 million TEU into a record orderbook.
Carriers blanked eight sailings for next week against two this week and set FAK increases for 1 November, with spot rates up on all three east-west lanes.
Gemini adds a Suez-routed Asia-Med string from 22 November and expects almost all services back through the Red Sea by Q1, adding effective capacity.
Iran says its seven-day Hormuz reopening offer still stands, while at least four container ships are hit and Gulf bookings remain suspended.
Maersk will cancel eligible bookings five days after the first vessel sails without cargo, while carriers add regional services and absorb green fuel costs.
Xeneta's September scorecard puts global reliability at 27% on-time as congestion spreads from China into Southeast Asia and West Africa.
Carriers keep routing Asia-Europe via Suez as Drewry lifts its phase-back forecast, while blank sailings fall and war-risk costs mount.
Drewry's World Container Index falls 1.87% as Asia-Europe rates decline a 13th week, while Maersk raises November charges on Red Sea and Durban trades.
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.