{"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":"Containerships reduce speeds due to rising bunker costs - UFL Group","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ObqfN99y5X\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/containerships-reduce-speeds-due-to-rising-bunker-costs\/\">Containerships reduce speeds due to rising bunker costs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/containerships-reduce-speeds-due-to-rising-bunker-costs\/embed\/#?secret=ObqfN99y5X\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"Containerships reduce speeds due to rising bunker costs &#8212; UFL Group\" data-secret=\"ObqfN99y5X\" 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\/08\/container-ship-3-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":457,"description":"Container shipping lines are responding to rising bunker prices with a clear \u201ctwo-speed\u201d dynamic across global container shipping, according to Alphaliner.\u00a0Between Q4 2025 and 14 April 2026, the average speed of the global container fleet declined by 2.3%, from 15.58 to 15.22 knots. The slowdown was concentrated entirely after 28 February. On 14 April, Alphaliner recorded an average speed of 15.18 knots, the lowest level since March 2023. With our portfolio of international container shipping services for LCL and FCL cargoes, this is of significant interest to the U-Freight Group.\u00a0The deceleration coincides with a sharp rise in bunker fuel costs, which moved in the opposite direction during the same period. Prices reached record highs of USD 1,201 per tonne for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) on 13 March and USD 2,018 per tonne for marine gas oil (LSMGO) on 3 April, both in Singapore."}