{"id":3831,"date":"2025-12-31T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:59:29","slug":"2026-starts-with-record-trans-atlantic-container-shipping-tonnage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ufreight.com\/tc\/2026-starts-with-record-trans-atlantic-container-shipping-tonnage\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 starts with record trans-Atlantic container shipping tonnage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U-Freight Group delivers cost-effective international container shipping services for LCL and FCL cargoes, including in the trans-Atlantic trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we were interested to read various media reports quoting data from benchmark provider Xeneta\u2019s eeSea that indicates that an injection of capacity into the trans-Atlantic, driven by Mediterranean Shipping Co, is set to drive January tonnage on the trade to a record high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eeSea data on JOC.com\u2019s Gateway shipping dashboard appears to suggest that container lines are deploying more than 435,000 teu in January between North Europe and the US East and Gulf coasts, while also blanking the most tonnage since January 2021. 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