In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week continued the decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to $1,933 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 2% or $37 to $2,127, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 2% or $9 to $525 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 3% or $83 to $2,965, while Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased by 1% or $25 to $2,214. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York decreased by 1% or $19 to $2,800 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai remained unchanged at $726 and Rotterdam to New York increased by 1% or $18 to $1,616 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week increased by 2% or $20 to $966 per 40-foot container.

_{Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors}