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 up 5.4% to $1,394.53 per 40ft container (updated Thursday, 4 April 2019).
Two-year spot freight rate trend for the World Container Index:
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