The white paper Industrial Transformation in ASEAN: A Cluster-Driven Model for Regional and Global Collaboration examines South-East Asia’s rapid industrial growth while navigating rising energy demand and the energy transition. ASEAN is home to over 670 million people and is the world’s fifth-largest economy. As its economies expand, dependence on fossil fuels, fragmented policies and high financing costs risk undermining energy security, competitiveness and resilience.

Looking ahead to 2026, several key trends and developments are emerging that will affect the European container supply chain. Predicting the future is not an exact science. However, patterns do emerge based on data, and market analytics platform Xeneta excels at recognising those patterns.

The 10 ports that handle the world’s diesel, gasoline and kerosene are the hidden backbone of global energy trade. Between 2020 and 2025, these hubs absorbed pandemic shocks, regulatory change and shifting trade routes. Singapore reinforced its global dominance, European ports focused on higher-value logistics, and Asian hubs captured the strongest growth. Looking into 2026, volumes may stabilize — but complexity will rise.

In the high‑stakes world of global energy markets, a handful of trading houses quietly move more crude oil, refined products, LNG and related commodities than most national producers. These companies don’t just buy and sell fuels — they shape price signals, influence logistics flows and underwrite the physical movements that power global transport and industry