In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week continued the further increasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index increased by 3% to $2,800 per 40-foot container.
Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam increased by 3% or $88 to $2,861, and Rotterdam to Shanghai remained unchanged at $651 per 40-foot container.
The rates from Shanghai to Genoa increased by 4% or $171 to $4,253, while Shanghai to Los Angeles increased by 3% or $88 to $3,473. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York increased by 6% or $280 to $4,597 per 40-foot container.
Furthermore, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai decreased by 2% or $19 to $790, and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 1% or $18 to $2,435 per FEU. Meanwhile, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week decreased by 2% or $25 to $977 per 40-foot container.
Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
