Modest recovery in WoW container bookings, YoY Bookings Sharply Decline

01 May 2025 VIZION 

As of late April, container booking volumes have begun to recover modestly after several weeks of steep declines. While this week’s gains hint at stabilisation, year-over-year comparisons remain sharply negative revealing continued uncertainty in the wake of tariff changes and shifting trade dynamics.

For the week of April 21, 2025, two product categories posted the steepest week-over-week declines in global container bookings. HS Code 60 (Knitted Fabrics) fell by 18.9%, while HS Code 25 (Minerals and Cement) dropped by 15.5%. These sharp dips suggest a pullback in demand or order activity for key textile and building material inputs heading into late April.

Source: Vizion

Global Bookings:

Global Bookings Edge Up Following Pullback: Worldwide TEU bookings grew 4.3% week-over-week, rising to 1.88 million TEUs. However, year-over-year volumes are still down 12.1%, indicating that the brief rebound has yet to overcome broader weakness stemming from macroeconomic and policy-related headwinds.

Source: Vizion

China to US:

China to US Shipments Rebound Slightly but Remain Weak: After plummeting for three consecutive weeks, container bookings from China to the U.S. rose 11.8% week-over-week to 90,831 TEUs. Despite the improvement, bookings remain 48.6% lower than the same week last year, and 32.7% below the late March pre-tariff level of 134,911 TEUs, signaling that the recovery is tentative at best.

Source: Vizion

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