The number of new blank sailings of container shipping has started to taper off amid the impact of the coronavirus, a sign that carriers can expect demand ramping up back to normal levels over the next few weeks, according to analyst Sea-Intelligence indicating data that the weekly measurement of carriers’ blank sailings out of China show that the coronavirus impact is now subsiding.
“The bulk of the blank sailings were announced during weeks 7 (10 February) and 8. Weeks 9 and 10 have seen a clear tapering off in terms of new blank sailings, and the level of new announcements of blank sailings is back to the normal level,” said Alan Murphy, ceo of Sea-Intelligence.
