In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week again continued the increasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index increased by 2% to $2,172 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam increased by 1% or $35 to $2,478, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 2% or $11 to $539 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa remained unchanged at $3,108, while Shanghai to Los Angeles increased by 4% or $88 to $2,591. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York increased by 7% or $230 to $3,310 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai increased by 1% or $4 to $727, and Rotterdam to New York decreased by 2% or $23 to $1,504 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week increased by 2% or $19 to $961 per 40-foot container.

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