Drewry counts 49 blanked sailings on east-west trades for weeks 35-39, 60% on transpacific

Summary

Carriers have scheduled 49 cancelled voyages on the main east-west trades for weeks 35 to 39, a blank rate of about 6% against 8% in the weeks 32-36 window, Drewry data as of 21 August show. Transpacific eastbound accounts for 60% of the cuts while Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean loops take just 21%, confirming that capacity discipline is concentrated on US lanes - consistent with SCFI North Europe rates sliding to $2,842/TEU.