Shipping Weekly

A weekly roundup of the top 10 container carriers and ocean freight rate movements, written for exporters and forwarders shipping out of Japan.

2026.08.27 Shipping Weekly – 27 Aug 2026 | Suez Return & Carrier Moves
The week of 20 to 27 August 2026 was when the return to Suez moved from talk to operations. MSC formally shifted four Asia-Europe services back through the canal, and two of Maersk's largest ships transited on 22 August. As…