The World Container Index assessed by Drewry, a composite of container freight rates on 8 major routes to/from the US, Europe and Asia, is down by 2.5% to $1502/40ft container [updated Thurs, 31 Aug 17].  Two-year spot freight rate trend for the World Container Index:
World Container Index assessed by Drewry
World Container Index assessed by Drewry
World Container Index: Drewry assessment on Thursday, 31 August 2017 The composite index is down by 3% this week and up by 9% from the same period of 2016. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is US $1,543/40ft container, which is $100 lower than the five-year average of $1,643/40ft container. It is also 9% higher than a year ago. Spot rates on the Asia-Europe and the Transpacific trades declined this week. Rates on the Shanghai-Rotterdam route lost $37 to reach $1,702 per feu. On the other hand, rates on Shanghai-New York plummeted by $104 to reach $2,473 for a 40ft box, and rates on Shanghai-Los Angeles tanked by $59 to reach $1,561. Since the GRIs, in the initial week of September, have been deferred, the peak season rate growth is expected to be moderate this year.