In the third quarter of this year, the Chinese container ships Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) transported cargo containerized for a total of 2.12 million TEUs, a volume that represents an increase of +9.0% over the same period in 2025 and is the highest ever for this quarter of the year. These transports generated revenues of 3.28 billion dollars, a figure that is +45.1% higher compared to that totaled in the third quarter of 2025 and is the third highest ever for this time of year being lower only than those recorded in 2022 and 2021 when sea freight rates had reached historic peaks in the period following the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the period July-September 2026, OOCL ships transported 595 thousand TEUs on transpacific routes alone (+13.1%), and In this market, revenues amounted to 1.44 billion dollars (+71.8%). On the Asia-Europe routes, the volumes transported were amounted to 399 thousand TEUs (+15.4%) and the related revenues amounted to to $695.8 million (+45.0%). Traffic handled on the transatlantic routes was 147 thousand TEUs (+7.3%), with revenues of $201.8 million (+11.9%). Services intra-Asian and with Australasia transported 981 thousand TEUs (+4.6%) with revenues of $947.6 million (+23.7%).