🔥How Did Global Container Trade Grow 4.7% in 2025?
CTS Reveals 10 Critical Insights Every Shipping Leader Must Know
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🔥Greetings Maritime Mavericks,
One year ago, the consensus was clear.
Wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Red Sea disruptions.
Rising tariffs.
Political fragmentation.
Many analysts expected global container trade to weaken.
Instead, the opposite happened.
Global container volumes didn’t slow. They accelerated — reaching the highest level in history.
Ships sailed longer routes. Supply chains reorganized. Manufacturing shifted across regions.
And despite one of the most unstable geopolitical environments in modern history, global container trade reached 192.9 million TEU in 2025 — an all-time record.
But beneath this strength lies a critical paradox.
Demand is rising. Pricing power is not.
💡Here are the 🔟Must-Know Insights from CTS Data Explaining Global Container Trade Growth in 2025 (vs. 2024):
1️⃣ Global container trade reached a historic record: 192.9M TEU (+4.7%)
💡Global volumes increased from 184.3M TEU to 192.9M TEU — the highest ever recorded.
2️⃣ Growth accelerated after strong recovery in 2024 (+6.3%)
💡Trade expanded by nearly 20M TEU between 2023 and 2025, confirming exceptional structural resilience.