🔥What You Should Expect from the Rest of 2025?
🚨 10 Sharp Signals Defining Global Shipping — Resilience or Breakdown?
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The first half of 2025 looked resilient: Asian exports surged, volumes held, and carriers managed capacity through geopolitical turbulence.
But the second half? A whole new story.
With U.S. port fees looming, Trump’s shifting tariffs, Europe’s demand cracks, and Southeast Asia’s rise, the stage is set for one of the most volatile, yet opportunity-rich periods in years.
🚢Asia Still Powers Global Trade
💹U.S.–China Tariffs: The Big Disruptor
🌏Southeast Asia Steps into the Spotlight
⚓Transpacific Trade Faces Headwinds
💶 Europe Holds Steady Despite Rate Pressure
🛢️Rising Costs & Oil Market Volatility
🎎Golden Week Cargo Surge & Seasonal Peaks
📉Margin Defense Mode: Carriers Get Strategic
📡Tech, Telematics & ESG Visibility
🏅Winners vs. Survivors in H2 2025
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🎯What to Expect by Year-End 2025!
Here’s where the battle for margins, volumes, and market share will be fought in 2025. Let’s go…
1-🚢 Asia Still Powers Global Trade
Asian exports remain the growth engine. July exports +9.3% YoY, with Southeast Asia up +16% YoY.
India, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa all post double-digit gains — signaling long-term structural shifts.
2-💹 U.S.–China Tariffs: The Big Disruptor
China–U.S. trade volumes -11% YoY in H1 2025.
Shippers rushed cargo in July (+15%) ahead of Trump’s tariffs.
Now? Bookings from China dropped 25% YoY in early September, with non-China bookings also sliding — the sharpest fall since May.
3-🌏 Southeast Asia Steps into the Spotlight
U.S. imports from Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia up +21% YoY.
Factories diversify out of China, locking in new lanes.
For carriers, Southeast Asia is no longer a side play — it’s the core growth market.
4-⚓ Transpacific Trade Faces Headwinds
Spot rates show mixed signals: