Drewry: World Container Index at $2,553 per 40ft box, up 12% in a week
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Drewry's World Container Index composite stood at $2,553 per 40ft container in the assessment for 14 May 2026. Drewry put Shanghai to Rotterdam at $2,413, Shanghai to Genoa at $3,701 and Shanghai to Los Angeles at $3,357 per 40ft. Drewry said the composite rose 12% on the week, with Shanghai to Genoa up 20%, and said tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea remained under close watch while higher bunker prices supported rates. Against Drewry's 5 October 2023 assessment of $1,389.5, the composite was up 84% (our calculation from Drewry's figures). A week earlier Drewry had put the composite at $2,286.
- When
- 14 May 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 $2,553 per 40ft box, up 12% in a week", ev-20261028-79tz, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261028-79tz/