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"Maritime market 2025: persistent congestion and renewed trade uncertainty"
Container shipping has entered 2025 marked by front-loaded demand, growing port congestion, and a reconfiguration of services by the main alliances. These factors—combined with prolonged rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope and bottlenecks at strategic infrastructures such as the Panama Canal, have placed strong pressure on effective capacity and kept freight rates at elevated levels.
Shipping lines have prioritized operational reliability by reducing the number of port calls and consolidating services, which has resulted in decreased port coverage. Meanwhile, congestion has surged particularly at ports in Northern Europe and Southeast Asia. Other factors have further intensified global logistics disruptions, including a shortage of empty containers, strikes at terminals, and adverse weather conditions.
In parallel, the geopolitical and trade context has introduced new sources of volatility, with the United States tightening its policy toward China and promoting measures that could significantly alter transpacific routes. Outlooks for the second half of the year will remain shaped by these dynamics, in an environment of heightened uncertainty and regulatory pressure, especially concerning environmental costs and compliance requirements. terminales y las condiciones meteorológicas adversas.
En paralelo, el contexto geopolítico y comercial ha introducido nuevas fuentes de volatilidad, con Estados Unidos endureciendo su política hacia China e impulsando medidas que podrían alterar de forma significativa las rutas transpacíficas. Las perspectivas para la segunda mitad del año seguirán condicionadas por estos elementos, en un entorno de elevada incertidumbre y presión regulatoria, especialmente en lo relativo a costes ambientales y cumplimiento normativo.
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