Container News: Hapag-Lloyd Far East–Latin America GRI +US$1,000/box from 15 Oct

Yangshan Port: 200k+ TEU holiday target; Oct 1 actual 32,500 TEU with 40 quay cranes on duty

Bastille Post (3 Oct 2026) reports Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port is running round-the-clock through China’s National Day Golden Week (1–7 Oct) and expects to handle more than 200,000 TEUs over the holiday. On 1 October the terminal planned 31,500 TEUs and actually handled 32,500; on 2 October, 40 quay cranes and 101 yard gantries were on duty with four large container ships working simultaneously. Shanghai Port remains the world’s largest container port, with more than 37 million TEUs in the

Xeneta: Far East–USWC spot $8,346 / USEC $11,523; post-Hormuz peak called as Golden Week starts

Xeneta’s 2 October 2026 weekly update (Peter Sand) says Far East–US spot rates ticked up again on 1 October—US West Coast to US$8,346/FEU (+1.4%) and US East Coast to US$11,523 (+0.7%)—but with confidence that the post-Hormuz crisis peak for 2026 has been reached. Asia port congestion is easing as typhoon season winds down, while China’s Golden Week (1–7 Oct) lowers near-term exports. Far East–North Europe fell 2.1% to US$3,726 and Mediterranean 4.6% to US$4,105. Sand expects a gradual decline,

Panama Canal: Neopanamax draft restored to 49 ft now; daily slots rise to 10 from 15 Oct

The Panama Canal Authority (28 Sep 2026) said Neopanamax maximum authorized draft rises immediately to 14.94 m (49.0 ft TFW) until further notice, reversing the recent 48 ft limit after near-average watershed rainfall and lock water-saving measures. From 15 October 2026, daily Neopanamax transits increase from nine to 10, for 33 total daily slots across Neopanamax and Panamax locks. Booking via the Transit Reservation System remains the only way to guarantee a transit date while a watershed wate

Drewry WCI: composite $4,434 (−1%); Shanghai–NY $10,428, LA flat $7,835; Asia–Europe soft 12 weeks

Drewry’s World Container Index assessment for 1 October 2026 put the composite at US$4,434 per 40ft (−1% week on week) as China’s Golden Week began. Shanghai–New York rose 1% to US$10,428/40ft while Shanghai–Los Angeles held at US$7,835. Asia–Europe kept softening for a 12th week: Shanghai–Rotterdam US$3,399 (−2%) and Shanghai–Genoa US$3,702 (−3%). Drewry noted fewer blanks next week on both trades, rising Suez transits adding Asia–Europe capacity, and carrier attempts at higher mid-to-late Octo