Shipping giant Maersk expects global container volumes to grow between -1% and 4% in 2025 — down from its previous forecast of around 4% growth.

Empty containers are piling up at major ports around the world as slowing economies weigh on shipping demand. In the week of Feb. 5, the CAx (Container Availability Index) rose to 0.64 ...

The dramatic drop in container costs isn't far from free container space as it is, since prices are down by 73 percent compared to last year's peak: rates are now at $2,773 per 40-foot container.

Claes, Sundmark, VP of sales and marketing at the Port of Gothenburg, said: “Reduced repositioning of empty containers ...