In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates returned this week back to decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 2% to $4,547 per 40-foot container.
Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 1% or $60 to $4,873, and Rotterdam to Shanghai decreased by 1% or $7 to $605 per 40-foot container.
The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 3% or $163 to $6,300, while Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased by 3% or $210 to $6,272. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York remained unchanged at $7,879 per 40-foot container.
Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai remained unchanged at $825, and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 2% or $56 to $2,667 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week increased by 1% or $15 to $1,037 per 40-foot container.
Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
