Sea-Intelligence has conducted a report to examine the influx of small vessels on the Transpacific trade, showing that on Asia-North America West Coast (NAWC), there was a decrease from a pre-Covid baseline of 6,000-6,500 TEU to just under 4,500 TEU in 2022.
The classification that was based on the average between the pre-pandemic baseline and the current status of the 25% quartile, also showed that the Asia-North America East Coast (NAEC) trade follows the same trend, with the figure dropping...