1、MARCH 2023 PUBLICATION DATE FEBRUARY 28TH,2023OCEAN FREIGHTMARKET UPDATEDHL Global Forwarding Excellence.Simply delivered.UNCLASSIFIED(PUBLIC)UNCLASSIFIED(PUBLIC)ContentsOcean Freight Market update March 2023DGF Global Forwarding|OFR Market Update|March 202321Topic of the month Megamax newbuildings

2、to phase into the Asia Europe trades 2High level market development3Market outlook4Economic outlook&demand development5Capacity 6Carriers7Ports8Ocean schedule reliabilityUNCLASSIFIED(PUBLIC)Topic of the month MegamaxnewbuildingstophaseintotheAsia Europe tradesDGF Global Forwarding|OFR Market Update|

3、March 20233The top-11 container lines are scheduled to receive another 89 large containervessels in the remaining course of the year.This number includes 31 megamax(MGX),41 neopanamx(NPX)and 9 other mainline vessels(XXX)larger than7000 TEU.Depending on market demand,delivery of some of these ships c

4、ouldbe deferredto nextyear.The delivery wave will start rolling on 14 March,when the 24116 TEU MSCTESSA will join the AE6/Lion service at Ningbo.Upon delivery,the vessel isexpected to become the worlds largest container ship-but only for a few days.The 24,188 TEU OOCL SPAIN will take-over this title

5、 on 18 March when it willleave Shanghai to join the Far East-North Europe LL3 loop on 21 March,beforepassing the crown to the 24346 TEU MSC IRINA which is to join the AsiaMedAE10/Jade service on 21 March in Qingdao.The first two sister ships of theMSC TESSA will follow her soon.The 24,116 TEU MSC CE

6、LESTINO MARESCAwill join her sister in the fleet of the AE6/Lion loop on 28 March in Ningbo,whilethe MSC RAYA will start her maiden voyage on 9 April in Shanghai for the AE55/Griffin service.Also,in April will Hapag-Lloyds 23666 TEU BERLIN EXPRESS,the first of 12 LNG-powered megamaxes for the carrie