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The container shipping industry exhibited strong signs of recovery in the second quarter (April–June), according to Sea-Intelligence.
Major shipping lines generated a combined revenue of US$43.4 billion, which marked a notable 15.9% increase year on year. They reported a combined EBIT of US$2.69 billion, a 58.2% increase compared to the US$1.70 billion that the same shipping lines posted collectively in the same quarter of 2025.
Overall, global volumes grew 4.7% across the same set of shipping lines. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) led with the highest global volume expansion at 8.8%, followed closely by CMA CGM with a 6% increase. Conversely, Ocean Network Express (ONE) recorded the smallest global volume growth of 2.9%.
On the trans-Pacific trade, volume increased 8.9%, and on the Asia-Europe trade, 4.9%.
