Drewry: World Container Index at $4,639 per 40ft box, highest since September 2024
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Drewry's World Container Index composite stood at $4,639 per 40ft container in the assessment for 9 July 2026. Drewry put Shanghai to Rotterdam at $4,933, Shanghai to Genoa at $6,463 and Shanghai to Los Angeles at $6,482 per 40ft. Drewry said the composite rose 2% on the week to its highest level since September 2024, and said renewed US-Iran tensions and security concerns around the Strait of Hormuz continued to disrupt shipping. Against Drewry's 5 October 2023 assessment of $1,389.5, the composite was up 234% (our calculation from Drewry's figures). This is the 2026 high in the readings gathered here.
- When
- 9 July 2026
- Where
- Global container shipping, No single country
- What
- market
- Attribution
- Not attributed
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-28 16:30 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Evidence Hellenic Shipping News
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 16:30 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Drewry: World Container Index at $4,639 per 40ft box, highest since September 2024", ev-20261028-13a4, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261028-13a4/