Global container shipping reached a new monthly high in the Container Trades Statistics series in July 2026, at 17.3 million TEU, with volumes up 5.1% in the first seven months of the year. The US is seeing an earlier-than-expected peak season.

Ceva Logistics has launched a pilot project using two Zelostech Z10 mini-vans for the autonomous movement of pallets and containers inside its Singapore logistics hub, with the aim of reducing emissions and increasing operational flexibility.

Lithuanian group Girteka has renamed its Tndm Trucking subsidiary Girteka Dedicated, bringing it back under the main brand as part of its One Girteka strategy. Customer contacts and services remain unchanged.

Houthi forces have captured Perim Island, which divides the shipping lanes of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two corridors. There has been no physical closure of the passage, but insurance premiums are rising and the return of container ships to Suez is again being called into question.

Average spot container freight rates remained broadly stable in the first full week of September 2026, but trends varied across routes.