Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) delivered a 19.8 per cent rise in liner revenue to $2.53 billion for the second quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Total liftings for the quarter grew 8.8 per cent, against a 6.3 per cent rise in loadable capacity, pushing the overall load factor up 1.9 per cent compared with Q2 2025. Average liner revenue per TEU climbed 10.1 per cent over the same period.
Across the first half of 2026, liner revenue rose 5.5 per cent, and total liftings increased 5.2 per cent year-on-year, with loadable capacity up 5.3 per cent. The load factor for the half-year slipped slightly, down 0.1 per cent, while average revenue per TEU edged up 0.2 per cent.
By trade lane, Trans-Pacific volumes led growth, rising 21.5 per cent to 608,979 TEUs in the quarter, with revenue on the route up 29.3 per cent to $973.7 million.
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Asia/Europe liftings increased 6.9 per cent to 386,513 TEUs, generating 17.6 per cent higher revenue, while Intra-Asia/Australasia liftings rose 3.9 per cent to 989,215 TEUs, with revenue up 16.8 per cent. Trans-Atlantic liftings were largely flat, up 1.8 per cent, though revenue fell 1.3 per cent.
The results point to continued strength in Trans-Pacific demand, a trade lane that has drawn close scrutiny across the shipping sector this year amid shifting tariff policy and capacity redeployment by carriers navigating Red Sea disruption and network reshuffles.
OOCL’s performance adds to a broader picture of resilient volumes on major east-west trades despite ongoing geopolitical and regulatory uncertainty affecting global shipping.
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