{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Overcapacity","description":"Overcapacity describes a situation in logistics in which transport or production supply permanently exceeds actual demand. In container shipping it arises when carriers bring more slot capacity into the market than there is cargo – for example after large newbuilding waves or when demand drops seasonally. The consequences are falling freight rates, lower vessel utilisation and capacity management measures such as blank sailings, slow steaming or idling ships. The pattern around Chinese New Year ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/overcapacity","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-23T22:24:32.252853","citation":"https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/containerschifffahrt-immer-mehr-kapazitaet-stillgelegt-1093527.html","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/overcapacity","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Overcapacity · Overcapacity describes a situation in logistics in which transport or production supply permanently exceeds actual demand. · Quelle: https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/containerschifffahrt-immer-mehr-kapazitaet-stillgelegt-1093527.html"}