Maersk West and Central Asia Market Update (September 2021)

We remain committed to ensuring your supply chain needs are met in this period of uncertainty and intensified congestion around the globe. In this 'West and Central Asia Market Update', Maersk provides you with the most relevant and up-to-date information so that together, we navigate this period of heightened volatility and keep your supply chain moving.

When the world came to a halt due to Covid-19, shipping lines continued sailing their vessels, logistics partners kept running their warehouses, and landside deliveries and ports kept operating despite a shortage of manpower. Container demand remains strong and continues to run ahead of supply growth in Q2 2021. The combination of strong US consumption, higher throughput capacity, and re-opening in Europe is expected to drive average year-on-year container demand growth at around 6-8% in 2021.