Global shipping conditions remain under pressure, with carriers continuing to manage capacity through blank sailings, tighter vessel utilisation and ongoing network adjustments. While global schedule reliability has improved slightly, congestion and delays persist across major international and Australian hubs, keeping freight markets unpredictable.
At the same time, continued geopolitical instability across the Middle East and Red Sea regions is still impacting carrier routing decisions, operational costs and transit times, while GRIs and rate restorations continue across multiple Australia-bound trade lanes.
This month’s update also covers:
- Rising GRIs and ongoing rate restoration measures
- Global congestion and schedule reliability updates
- Blank sailings and tightening carrier capacity management
- The official wrap up of the 2025–26 BMSB season
- Ongoing disruption across Middle East and Red Sea shipping networks
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