In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week continued the increasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index increased by 6% to $2,712 per 40-foot container.

Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam increased by 15% or $360 to $2,773, and Rotterdam to Shanghai increased by 1% or $6 to $650 per 40-foot container.

The rates from Shanghai to Genoa increased by 10% or $381 to $4,082, while Shanghai to Los Angeles increased by 1% or $28 to $3,385. As it is also reported, those on Shanghai to New York increased by 2% or $65 to $4,317 per 40-foot container.

Meanwhile, the rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai increased by 2% or $18 to $809, and Rotterdam to New York increased by 3% or $65 to $2,453 per FEU. Furthermore, the freight from New York to Rotterdam this week decreased by 3% or $28 to $1,002 per 40-foot container.

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