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ContainerSignal Daily: Carriers discount their November rate rises

Linerlytica calls the 1 November Asia-Europe increases effectively doomed as carriers discount, while Sea-Intelligence records unprecedented East-West capacity.

October 31, 2026

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ContainerSignal Daily: Carriers blank sailings ahead of FAK hikes

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.

October 25, 2026

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ContainerSignal Daily: MSC adds 20 megamaxes as capacity stacks up

MSC books 20 more 24,000 TEU ships at Hengli while the box orderbook sits near a post-2009 high, and Panama closes FY2026 with record revenue.

October 22, 2026

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ContainerSignal Daily: Suez returns add capacity as war risk rises

Carriers keep routing Asia-Europe via Suez as Drewry lifts its phase-back forecast, while blank sailings fall and war-risk costs mount.

October 13, 2026