Drewry: World Container Index at $3,549 per 40ft box, up 3% as peak season starts early
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Drewry's World Container Index composite stood at $3,549 per 40ft container in the assessment for 11 June 2026. Drewry put Shanghai to Rotterdam at $3,768, Shanghai to Genoa at $5,139 and Shanghai to Los Angeles at $4,683 per 40ft. Drewry said the composite rose 3% on the week, that peak season began earlier than usual, and that Middle East tensions, higher bunker costs and fuel surcharges added upward pressure. Against Drewry's 5 October 2023 assessment of $1,389.5, the composite was up 155% (our calculation from Drewry's figures). Drewry also cited continued Red Sea rerouting lengthening transit times.
- When
- 11 June 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 AJOT
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 $3,549 per 40ft box, up 3% as peak season starts early", ev-20261028-zf3c, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261028-zf3c/