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 7% to $1,959 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam decreased by 9% or $215 to $2,164, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 2% or $12 to $516 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa decreased by 7% or $245 to $3,048, while Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased by 8% or $203 to $2,239. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York decreased by 5% or $150 to $2,819 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai increased by 1% or $4 to $725 and Rotterdam to New York remained stable at $1,598 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week decreased by 4% or $42 to $946 per 40-foot container.

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