In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates return back to decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to $4,473 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 3% or $114 to $4,287, and Rotterdam to Shanghai decreased by 1% or $3 to $588 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 2% or $89 to $4,866, while Shanghai to Los Angeles remained unchanged at $6,818. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York decreased by 2% or $174 to $9,333 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai remained unchanged at $822, and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 1% or $29 to $3,010 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week remained unchanged at $1,126 per 40-foot container.

Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors