Container rate indices ease; Shanghai–Los Angeles holds steady
Container News (10 Nov 2026) reports that global container rate benchmarks eased for a second straight week, with Drewry’s World Container Index down 1% to US$4,389 per 40ft and the Freightos Baltic Index down 2%. On the transpacific, Drewry’s Shanghai–Los Angeles rate stayed broadly unchanged at US$7,539 per 40ft, while the NYSHEX Asia–US West Coast index rose 1.29%. Chinese benchmarks were mixed, with the CCFI up and the SCFI and Ningbo NCFI lower.
Source: Container News — Container freight rates weaken as WCI and FBX extend declines. Summary only; read the full piece at the original outlet.