Due to China's growth is slowing and uncertainty in the world, and the carrier in capacity and capacity of supply and demand balance in the struggle. Because of the global supply chain are mostly in Asia, China's export weakness sting the transporters. Compared with a good beginning in early 2015, now traffic has started to shrink, but by sea and air transportation capacity is growing.

Due to the excess capacity on the main trade area of Asia and within Asia into large ship, the south and the north from Asia and Asia regional freight faces significant downward pressure.

Business in Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean route ship company most affected. , according to Shanghai container freight index (SCFI) in early June, Shanghai to northern Europe's rate of 284 usd/TEU, this is the SCFI announced the lowest level since October 2009, the rate even isn't enough to cover the fuel surcharge.

Due to the spot market downturn in the freight shipping and other cargo interests pay cost less. A Hong Kong freight forwarders, said his company confirmed a lump rate from Shanghai to Hamburg, for $300 / FEU, the price includes oil and all the surcharge.

From April to July in the traditional container off-season for liner companies. In April, according to the CTS data, Asia - Europe volumes fell for a second consecutive month, fell 1.2 million TEU, fell by 9.1% for the four months to transport 4.7 million TEU, 3.4% less than the same period last year.

In the first quarter of this year is the most profitable period container industry for nearly four years, a preliminary estimate operating margins at around 8%. Those who had hoped to borrow the firm began to have a good year of liner company bosses, in the face of the next rate decline will be disappointed.

If you insist on refusing to spare plenty of supply capacity, then the shipowners' only option is to cut the service. According to Copenhagen consulting and SeaIntel data, Asia to northern route is decreased from 26 to 21; 15 existing at the same time, Asia and the Mediterranean Sea routes and reduce 2 before. Hong Kong is already attached to decrease the sixth week, Rotterdam affiliated amount is reduced from 21 routes to 19 route.

Capacity, however, did not respond. In the nearly three years, Asia - Europe route ship type from 10000 teu to expand to an average of 10000 teu, Asian regional form from 7000 teu to expand to 9000 teu. In addition to a small amount of course, compared with 2012, Asia weekly capacity to northern route supply has increased by 8.4%, increased by 2.7% to the Mediterranean Sea routes.

Shipping consultancy Drury, said at the end of 2015, there will be at least 35 10000 teu and launching, most of them will enter the asia-europe run. In late 2015, the new production of ship and market share will probably continue to pressure on the market rate.

Although Asian American trade and trade between Asia still pressure by the freight rate, but the service and the demand for large ships are still growing. Alphaliner said the shipping company has been for Asia to eastern route configuration consisting of 60 ships six new routes, including 50 panamax ship. During the winter season, there are more than 10 5000-6000 teu ship to rejoin the Asia - the beauty of the west route of the ship.

Internal service also provides a new route in Asia that opened 33 new regional airline by the end of June, 98 boat in the water, this is more than any other region.

These new routes ship form is a traditional short-range waters ship form, the average capacity in 1000-2000 teu, via Bangkok, coastal defense and yangon these popular port by draught conditions.

More than 2000 teu ship to join another article 27 north Asia - southwest airlines, the largest is the 4500 teu ship oocl, in northern China - klang on routes, began to replace the original since January 2500 teu ship type. Most of the new fleet capacity investment in Asia regional routes, while others into the feeder.

Shipping company for peak season, and hopes the traffic demand growing again to restore profits, but in recent months swerved more performance, the situation is not optimistic. To be sure, however, are still in the recovery of the United States and fragmented transport demand provided by the European (cargo) are difficult to meet the Asian maritime, aviation excess capacity.