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Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Container Rates Extend Rally as Hormuz Crisis Drives Fuel Costs Higher

Container freight rates pushed higher for a fourth straight week, as rising fuel costs and ongoing disruption in the Middle East begin feeding directly into

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Container Spot Rates Edge Higher: Transpacific Leads Gains, Hormuz Crisis Pushes Costs Higher

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 2% this week to $2,172 per 40-foot container, marking a third consecutive weekly increase as strength on

March 19, 2026
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Container Shipping Rates Rise as Asian Factories Reopen—But Hormuz Crisis Threatens New Shock

Global container shipping rates edged higher this week as Asian export activity begins to rebound following the Lunar New Year holiday, with carriers

March 5, 2026
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Friday, February 27, 2026
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
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Freight Rates Stall After Lunar New Year as Carriers Eye Blank Sailings

Container freight spot rates on the major trades saw limited movement this week as supply chains in China slowly began to restart following the new year

February 27, 2026
Total Views: 566

Thursday, February 26, 2026
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Container Spot Rates Extend Losing Streak Despite Factory Reopenings

Drewry World Container Index reveals global container shipping rates fell 1% to $1,899 per 40-foot container this week, marking the seventh consecutive weekly

February 26, 2026
Total Views: 408

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Sixth Straight Week of Decline: Container Rates Fall as Pre-Lunar New Year Surge Fails to Materialize

Global container shipping rates extended their decline for a sixth consecutive week, dropping 1% to $1,919 per 40-foot container as the traditional pre-Lunar

February 19, 2026
Total Views: 660

Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Container Rates Slide for Fifth Week as Lunar New Year Demand Disappoints

Global container shipping rates fell for a fifth consecutive week as the usual pre-Lunar New Year cargo surge failed to materialize, prompting carriers to ramp

February 12, 2026
Total Views: 537

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
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Container Shipping Rates Extend Three-Week Slide as Suez Uncertainty Weighs on Market

Global container shipping rates extended their decline for a third straight week, with weakening demand ahead of Chinese New Year and uncertainty over Suez

January 29, 2026
Total Views: 544

Thursday, January 22, 2026
CMA CGM ship in the Suez Canal
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Drewry: Carriers ‘Drip-Feed’ Capacity Back Into Suez as Container Rates Slide

Drewry’s World Container Index fell 10% to $2,212 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive week of declining rates as carriers

January 22, 2026
Total Views: 376

Thursday, January 15, 2026
A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
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Container Rates Reverse Course as January Rally Unravels on Weak Demand

Global container shipping rates fell sharply this week, surrendering most of the gains from a brief January rally as carriers struggled to maintain pricing

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 429

Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Container Shipping Rates Jump 16% as Carriers Push Opportunistic Increases

Global container shipping rates surged this week, with the Drewry World Container Index rising 16% to $2,557 per 40-foot container, driven largely by sharp

January 8, 2026
Total Views: 1398

Friday, December 26, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
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Container Shipping Rates Extend Gains as Year-End Demand Surges

Global container shipping rates climbed 1% this week to $2,213 per 40-foot container, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase as carriers capitalized on

December 26, 2025
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Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Container Shipping: Spot Rates Surge 12% as Carriers Regain Pricing Power

Global container shipping rates jumped 12% this week to $2,182 per 40-foot container, marking the third consecutive weekly increase as carriers successfully

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 337

Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Container Shipping Index Climbs for Second Week as Asia-Europe Rates Surge, Transpacific Slumps

The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to $1,957 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive weekly increase driven by strengthening

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 558

Thursday, December 4, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Spot Rates Rebound as Carriers Shift to Weekly Price Hikes

Global container shipping rates climbed 7% this week to $1,927 per 40-foot container, snapping a three-week decline that had pushed spot rates to their lowest

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 417

Friday, November 28, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Shipping Rates Slip as Transpacific Trade Softens, Asia-Europe Disruptions Loom

Global container shipping rates declined this week as persistent rate pressures on key Transpacific routes offset efforts by carriers to stabilize pricing

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 560

Friday, November 21, 2025
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Carriers Push December FAK Increases as Asia–Europe Demand Holds

Mid-November FAK [freight all kinds] price hikes continued to strengthen container freight spot rates on the Asia-Europe trades this

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 557

Thursday, November 20, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Container Shipping Rates Hold Steady as Transpacific and Asia-Europe Routes Diverge

The Drewry World Container Index remained unchanged this week at $1,852 per 40-foot container, as declining rates on Transpacific routes were offset by

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 514

Friday, November 7, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
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Transpacific Spot Rates Split as Discounts Emerge

Container spot freight rates on the main east-west deepsea trades saw some uplift this week from the 1 November general rate increases (GRIs), although the

November 7, 2025
Total Views: 465

Friday, October 31, 2025
The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
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Container Freight Indices Diverge Sharply Ahead of November GRIs

It was another week of confused signals on container spot freight rates from the main indices – the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) continuing to

October 31, 2025
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