The Drewry WCI composite index decreased 2% to $3,331 per feu, which is 68% below the previous pandemic peak of $10,377 in September 2021 but 134% more than the average $1,420 in 2019 (pre-pandemic), the UK shipping consultancy reported.
The average YTD composite index is $3,966 per feu, which is $1,116 higher than the 10-year average of $2,850 (inflated by the exceptional 2020-22 Covid period).
Freight rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles decreased 5% or $238 to $4,250 per feu and those from Shanghai to Rotterdam fell 2% or $74 to $3,997 per feu. Likewise, rates from Shanghai to Genoa, Shanghai to New York and New York to Rotterdam shrank 1% to $4,490, $5,182 and $789 per feu, respectively.
Meanwhile, rates from Rotterdam to Shanghai, Los Angeles to Shanghai and Rotterdam to New York remained stable. Drewry expects spot rates to remain stable next week.
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