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Container trade from Asia to Europe ballooned 15.5% to 1.68 million TEUs in November 2025, achieving its first year-on-year improvement in two months and setting a new November record, according to statistics compiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) from data provided by the U.K.’s Container Trade Statistics (CTS). In January-November, 17.98 million TEUs were traded between the two regions, up 9.3%.
In November last year, 1.33 million TEUs were exported from China and Hong Kong, up 17.6%; 143,088 TEUs from other parts of Northeast Asia, up 10.6%; and 210,584 TEUs from Southeast Asia, up 6.8%. Exports from China, in particular, remained massive to destinations other than the U.S.
By destination, 991,898 TEUs were exported to North Europe, up 14.7%; 334,499 TEUs to the Western Mediterranean, up 12.8%; and 352,444 TEUs to the Eastern Mediterranean, up 20.7%. Growth on these trades were attributed to economic expansions in southern Europe.
