Blank sailings

• Drewry expects 46 blank sailings out of 717 planned sailings on the major East–West trades in weeks 46 to 50 (9 Nov to 14 Dec 2026), a cancellation rate of 6%. Source: drewry.co.uk (as of 2026-11-06)
• Of those 46 cancellations, Asia–North Europe and Mediterranean accounts for 50%, Transpacific eastbound (Asia to North America) for 35% and the Transatlantic for 15%. Drewry gives shares, not per-trade counts. Source: drewry.co.uk (as of 2026-11-06)
• Drewry says "Gemini Cooperation has the lowest projected blank sailing rate of just 1% among major carrier groups." Drewry's text does not give rates for the other alliances. Source: drewry.co.uk (as of 2026-11-06)
• The previous week's Drewry tracker, covering weeks 45 to 49, counted 56 blank sailings out of 715 scheduled voyages (8%). Asia–North Europe and Mediterranean had 46% of the cancellations, Transpacific eastbound 36% and the Transatlantic 18%. Source: greenworldwide.com (as of 2026-11-04, date of the report quoting Drewry)
• Drewry's 16 October tracker, covering weeks 43 to 47, counted 44 blank sailings out of 713 planned sailings (about 6%). Source: greenworldwide.com (as of 2026-10-16)
• In that 16 October tracker, Asia–North Europe and Mediterranean had 44% of the announced cancellations, Transpacific eastbound 36% and the Transatlantic 20%. Source: mundomaritimo.cl (as of 2026-10-16)

Added from the tracker list. Forwarders keep asking how many container sailings carriers are cancelling in the coming weeks, and on which trades. A blank sailing means booked cargo gets rolled to a later ship, transit times stretch, and the capacity cut can push freight rates up. Drewry publishes a weekly count of these cancellations across the main East–West trades, which gives a regular number to follow.