Oslo - Analysis of the 2026‑Q2 Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (PLSCI), published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), indicates that recent network recalibrations have seemingly transitioned from reactionary measures into permanent structural baselines.

Shipping lines are actively reorganizing port connectivity by concentrating on regional relay ports and specific export gateways, while simultaneously cutting back on the routes that were previously built up around major transshipment hubs.

This network dispersion away from primary hubs is accelerating a correction at the world's largest export load centres. The major Straits transshipment hubs . . .