In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week continued their weekly decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to $1,651 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 2% or $36 to $1,577, and Rotterdam to Shanghai also decreased by 2% or $10 to $449 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 1% or $4 to $1,793, while Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased by 1% or $20 to $2,176. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York remain unchanged at $3,189 per 40-foot container.

Finally, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai increased by 1% or $4 to $716 and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 2% or $37 to $1,759 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week decreased by 2% or $17 to $830 per 40-foot container.

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