Sea-Intelligence: Unprecedented Capacity Levels in Oct/Nov

The container shipping market is currently operating in an environment of unprecedented supply, with deployed capacity reaching historic highs across all major East‑West trade lanes. The charts show a monthly breakdown of the average weekly capacity deployed on Asia‑Europe. Instead of following the traditional late‑year taper following Golden Week, where supply typically contracts to meet softening Q4 demand, average weekly deployed capacity in October and November 2026 has accelerated dramatically, showing a complete detachment from historical trends observed in 2012‑2025. Source: Sea-Intelligence. com, Sunday Spotlight, issue 788 Deployed capacity on both Asia‑Europe trade lanes was elevated throughout the year, largely due to the Red Sea Crisis and the need for extra capacity to maintain weekly departure frequencies.