In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week continued the slight decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 1% to 1,899 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 1% or $15 to $2,094, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 1% or $7 to $543 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 2% or $69 to $2,826, while Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased by 1% or $28 to $2,191. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York remained unchanged at $2,771 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai also remained unchanged at $726, and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 1% or $10 to $1,602 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week remained unchanged at $958 per 40-foot container.

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