Lifted on HAB 2611N from Semarang this week.
Lifting by voyage, 2026
TEU per voyage across 26 sailings. The highlighted bar is the week 39 vessel; the lighter segment is Heung-A's own empty repositioning.
Port market and competitors
Source: Pelindo IBS TPKS, last updated Thu 17 Sep (week 38). Throughput sheet updated 23 Sep.Yard occupancy ratio
Overall yard density decreased across the terminal this week.
Monthly export and import throughput
TEU by month with ship calls. September covers 1 to 23 Sep only.
Vessel calls at Semarang (UTPKS)
Domestic and international calls by month. September is not yet recorded; January reflects the figure as filed.
Throughput share by month
Export against import balance, Jan to Sep 2026.
PCI2 service: potential volume, market and competitors
Sales team assessment, week 39Market highlights
- ChinaQingdao demand exceeds Shanghai: large bulk industries are concentrated there and it serves as a distribution hub into Central Asia.
- Japan outportsFew lines serve these ports, leaving clear room for growth as wood and wood-based shipments increase.
- KoreaWood pellets still dominate to Busan, Incheon and Kwangyang. Incheon demand is rising because other lines have limited service.
- RussiaVladivostok demand has risen slightly, mainly food commodities and wooden furniture.
- MexicoManzanillo is stable and slowly increasing, led by apparel and wooden equipment.
Strategy
- Target China shipments through forwarders invited to large global tenders for brands such as Nike, Adidas and Uniqlo.
- Keep pursuing export cargo to specific PODs such as Japan outports, where fewer lines compete.
- Prioritise better-yielding Korea cargo, especially Kwangyang, where we are the only carrier offering a direct service.
- For Russia, focus on paint industries and wood products; charcoal remains declined.
Challenges
- China shipments have fallen with declining demand.
- We still apply SBS on Korea cargo, while all other lines except Korean carriers have waived it.
- WHL and EMC lead Japan at USD 350/550 including LTH and SBS.
- Most carriers have suspended direct Incheon calls due to tight space, reducing lane availability.
- SRG to Manzanillo market rates keep rising, averaging USD 6,000/7,000.
Our market ocean freight from Semarang
USD per container. Totals are as filed and include applicable surcharges. Subject to SBS (EBS).
Main account lifting result
138 forwarder and shipper accounts across 26 voyages. Voyage totals recalculated from account rows.Top 10 accounts, year to date
Cumulative TEU across all 26 voyages.
Commodity mix
Share of TEU by cargo group. Accounts with mixed cargo are grouped by their main commodity.
Movers against the previous voyage
Change in TEU, HAB 2611N versus YSVY 2607N.
Up
Down
Account detail
Trend line shows TEU per voyage; accounts marked New were sourced from port data.
| Account | Commodity | POD | Trend | Week 39 | Prev | Var | YTD |
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Semarang carrier market share
TEU, updated 18 Sep 2026. Total 653,414 TEU and 530 ship calls.Throughput by carrier
Export and import TEU; SKR / HAL highlighted.
Carrier table
Share of total throughput and ship calls.
Berth allocation forecast, week 40
TPK Semarang, Mon 28 Sep to Sun 4 Oct. Times estimated to about 2 hours.Bars show berthed status. Hatched bar: Mt Akra is an annotation (LOA, ETA, berthing time) rather than a berthing bar, and berths alongside Intan Daya 8. An amber edge means the call continues past Sunday.
Flash info and market intelligence
Semarang, week 39PIL launches weekly Indonesia Thailand Service (ITS)
Maiden voyage MV Kota Johan 0079W, 23 Sep 2026.
The ITS mainly links Indonesia and Thailand. It extends PIL's intra-Asia network and shortens transit times between key regional markets, adding a direct competitor on our Semarang to Laem Chabang lane.
Transpacific GRIs and rate outlook
- CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, Yang Ming and ZIM have announced GRIs on East Asia to US, effective 15 Sep and again 1 Oct 2026.
- Filings for 1 Oct range from USD 2,000 to 3,000 per 40' depending on the carrier; these are filings, not guaranteed market levels.
- Under current conditions GRIs rarely hold in full. Against roughly USD 500 to 800/FEU filed, effective increases of USD 200 to 400/FEU are expected after negotiation. This is a general outlook, not an official Semarang rate.
- Early September transpacific spot rates rose on the 1 Sep GRI, with gains of about USD 300 to 500 on some US West Coast shipments.
- Asia to Europe remains weak to stable.