{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UFL Group","provider_url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc","author_name":"UFL Group","author_url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/author\/tung-ho\/","title":"Blank sailing surge on trans-Pacific appears inevitable - UFL Group","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B7H557fRI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/blank-sailing-surge-on-trans-pacific-appears-inevitable\/\">Blank sailing surge on trans-Pacific appears inevitable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/blank-sailing-surge-on-trans-pacific-appears-inevitable\/embed\/#?secret=B7H557fRI6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"Blank sailing surge on trans-Pacific appears inevitable &#8212; UFL Group\" data-secret=\"B7H557fRI6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Service-Without-Boundaries-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":719,"description":"With U-Freight\u2019s strong presence in the global container shipping arena, we note a report in the Journal of Commerce that container shipping lines are widely expected to announce a wave of blank sailings on the eastbound trans-Pacific trade in the next couple weeks, lest they fail to create a floor for falling spot rates ahead of China\u2019s Golden Week.\u00a0The period ahead of the holiday that results in slowing Chinese production is the last opportunity of the year to stop a two-month dive in spot rates from Asia to the US West Coast.\u00a0The JoC article says that ocean carriers thus far have been modest in blanking capacity despite rates falling sharply over the last two months and weak forecasts for year-end volumes. It adds that container lines plan to add capacity in October, injecting nearly 100,000 teu more than what will be deployed in September, according to data from maritime intelligence provider eeSea that is available via charts on JOC.com\u2019s Gateway.\u00a0\u00a0"}