In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates last week again continued the increasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index increased by 1% to $2,213 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam increased by 2% or $45 to $2,584, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 2% or $11 to $487 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa increased by 3% or $113 to $3,427, while Shanghai to Los Angeles remained stable at $2,481. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York remained stable at $3,302 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai remained stable at $712 and Rotterdam to New York increased by 1% or $10 to $1,652 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam last week remained stable at $962 per 40-foot container.

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