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  • Drewry World Container Index climbs to 10 month high
  • Drewry WCI rises for fourth straight week
  • Drewry World Container Index jumps 9% as transpacific and Asia-Europe rates climb

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container-news.com /6 days ago

Drewry World Container Index climbs to 10 month high

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 2% this week to US$4,639 per 40ft container, reaching its highest level since September 2024 as stronger Asia-Europe rates continue...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Drewry WCI rises for fourth straight week

The latest Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 3% to US$2,800 per 40ft container, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase as early peak season demand continues supp...

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container-news.com /1 week ago

Drewry World Container Index jumps 9% as transpacific and Asia-Europe rates climb

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 9% this week to US$4,530 per 40ft container, driven by higher spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades. The benchmark index...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Drewry World Container Index rises as early peak season lifts freight rates

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 3% this week to US$3,549 per 40ft container as demand strengthened across major East-West trade routes. Drewry said the peak season...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Drewry WCI jumps 23% as early peak season drives freight rates higher

Container freight rates surged again this week as early peak season demand pushed prices higher across major East-West trade lanes. The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased...

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container-news.com /1 month ago

Drewry Intra-Asia Container Index hits record high as freight rates surge

The Drewry Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) rose 10% this week to a record high of US$1,114 per 40-foot container. The benchmark index has strengthened in 11 of the last 12 weeks....

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

The ‘Fortnight Brace’ governs today’s ocean spot market

Recently, the movement of one week’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has been a pretty reliable indicator of the following week’s World Container Index (WCI) by Drewry....

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theloadstar.com /6 days ago

Ocean spots and demand hold steady, but waves may be building

Container freight spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades showed moderate gains this week, in the absence of carrier-led price hikes, while demand remained firm. This...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Early peak sees demand – and rates – increase on intra-Asia lanes

Intra-Asia container freight rates have reached a two-year high as the peak season (July-October) is brought forward and demand grows. Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index showed, o...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Freight rate recovery ‘more about demand than blanked sailings’

Container spot rate pricing momentum was firmly behind Asia-Europe carriers this week, with double-digit increases seen on the routes into North Europe and the Mediterranean. This...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Spot rates surge again as carriers push through fresh July hikes

A series of container freight spot rate hikes and general rate increases implemented on 15 June prompted another week of double-digit price rises on the transpacific and Asia-Europ...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Near-record transpac spot rate surge a ‘harbinger of instability’, says Sea-Intelligence 

A sharp increase in container spot rates on the major east-west trades has propelled freight prices higher this week, but new analysis suggests the latest spike is far more unusual...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Carriers ‘test the markets’ with rate hikes, but has the peak hit its peak?

With shipping’s peak season now well under way, container freight spot rates resumed their steep upward trajectory this week on the main east-west trades, following a series of car...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

Intra-Asia lanes gain capacity and rates soar as Middle East loses out

Intra-Asia rates are now more than 80% higher than before the US/Israel conflict against Iran, as bottlenecks hinder shipping lines’ attempts to move vessels out of the Middle East...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Spot freight rates preview: the Fortnight Brace suggests a flat week

Premium gave itself a sweaty slap – it’s still jolly hot in Europe – of self-congratulation after our inaugural mid-week spot rate preview last week. We got it spot on, if you’ll e...

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supplychaindive.com /1 week ago

Transpacific ocean rates fueled by early peak, frontloading

Spot rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast are up 120% since mid-May, while the East Coast lane is 85% higher compared to the last six weeks, according to Freightos.

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

Shippers welcome new ocean capacity, but it won’t stop price increases

In the absence of carrier-led price hikes, container spot rates largely flattened on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades this week. The one exception was the transpacific Asia-...

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theloadstar.com /1 month ago

WiseTech joins DCSA+ ‘to accelerate adoption of digital standards’ in container shipping

PRESS RELEASE  WiseTech Global joins DCSA+ to accelerate adoption of digital standards across container shipping industry May 19, 2026 The Digital Container Shipping Association (D...

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theloadstar.com /1 week ago

Asia-Europe ocean spot split nears record level

The pricing gap between Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean container services has widened to near-record levels, as disruption linked to the Strait of Hormuz continues to dis...

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container-news.com /3 weeks ago

KCCI rises 11.88% as container freight rates strengthen

The Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) Container Composite Index (KCCI) rose 11.88% week-on-week to 3,74...

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theloadstar.com /2 weeks ago

Chinese exports continue to drive trade and support intra-Asia rates

Intra-Asia rates continue to be held up by Chinese exports. While a correction in Shanghai-South-east Asia rates was seen last week, other lanes, such as China-Taiwan, have seen a...

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joc.com /1 month ago

India-USWC rates jump as carriers redeploy capacity to hotter trans-Pacific trade

Forwarders have linked the sudden boost in rates to lower vessel capacity rather than an indication of resurgent demand, with liners shifting vessels to the more lucrative eastboun...

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theloadstar.com /3 weeks ago

Puzzler for European importers as Med spot rate premium rises

The price differential between Asia-North Europe and Asia-Mediterranean spot rates has hit a level not seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While spot rates from Asia t...

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container-news.com /2 weeks ago

KCCI climbs 4.6% as Busan export container rates rise on most trades

The KOBC Container Composite Index (KCCI) increased 4.62% during the latest reporting period as container spot rates from Busan rose on almost every trade lane, as Japan Internatio...

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