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At the close of Week 23, the global bunker indices published by MABUX showed moderate gains. The 380 HSFO index increased by $4.69, rising from $462.14/MT to $466.83/MT. The VLSFO index climbed by $7.03, reaching $540.60/MT compared to $533.57/MT the previous week. Meanwhile, the MGO index rose by $4.92, from $717.25/MT to $722.17/MT. As of The post Bunker fuel outlook, Week 23 first appeared on Global Maritime Hub.

Throughout the first five months of 2025, Container Ship traffic through the Panama Canal has set an all-time record, with over 1200 crossings of the locks in both directions. This represents a 10.2% year-over-year increase in vessels traversing the Panama Canal between January and May, and is also a 4.1% improvement over the previous best The post Neo Sub-Panamax Container Ships cross the Panama Canal in record numbers first appeared on Global Maritime Hub.

The capacity of the global container fleet increased 8.9% during the past twelve months to 32.1 Mteu. No fewer than 2.62 Mteu of new teu slots were added to the fleet in this period. Once again, most of the new capacity was absorbed by the Far East–Europe trade, which saw overall vessel capacity up 11.7% The post Europe-Far East remains by far the largest liner trade! first appeared on Global Maritime Hub.

Last week, MSCCargo took delivery of its 11,480 teu container vessel MSC LEILA built by the Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard (ZCIS). The new ship is the first of ten ‘CIMC ORIC 11500 LNG’-type sisters that the Chinese yard will build for MSC in 2025 and 2026. MSC ordered these vessels in early 2023 for a The post ZCIS delivers first of LNG series to MSC first appeared on Global Maritime Hub.

The average operating margin for the leading container carriers fell to its lowest level in four quarters, despite the front loading of cargo by American shippers looking to get ahead of Chinese tariffs. The nine largest companies reporting Earnings before Interest and Tax, or EBIT, posted an average margin of 18.1% for the first three The post Average operating margin falls to lowest level in a year first appeared on Global Maritime Hub.