{
  "id": 14042777,
  "title": "Drewry: Cancelled Sailings Tracker Shows Capacity Gradually Returning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/drewry-cancelled-sailings-tracker-shows-capacity-gradually-returning",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drewry-cancelled-sailings-tracker-shows-capacity-gradually-returning/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Drewry’s weekly tracker reveals that capacity from cancelled sailings is gradually returning in the post-Golden Week market. The total number of scheduled sailings stands at 713, with 34 expected to be cancelled out of the 34 blank sailings announced. This represents a 5% cancellation rate, with 95% of the scheduled sailings anticipated to operate. Disruptions are most concentrated on Asia–North Europe/Med routes, accounting for 50% of the cancellations. The Transpacific eastbound trade follows at 32%, while the Transatlantic trade accounts for 18%. The World Container Index (WCI) currently stands at $4,351 per 40ft, down 2% week-over-week, as rates ease across the Transpacific, Asia–Europe/Med and Transatlantic trades. Despite the easing of capacity, pricing pressure remains uneven across the major trades.",
  "summary": "Our weekly tracker provides a snapshot of blank sailings announced by each Alliance versus the total number of scheduled sailings. The post-Golden Week market is entering a new phase, with capacity gradually returning but pricing pressure building unevenly across the major trades. Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) stood at $4,351 per 40ft on 8 October, ...",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}