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Drewry’s new Intra-Asia Container Index, a weighted average of spot container freight rates, increased 45% to $829 per 40ft container in the past fortnight.
For the week ending 8 November, while major global equity indices surged (S&P 500 up 4.7% and Russell 2000 up 8.6%), Drewry Equity Indices exhibited a mixed performance. Global equity indices gained due to market expectation of the newly elected government being favourable to the business environment.
08 Nov 2024: Notwithstanding capacity constraints resulting from labour disputes and production issues at the leading aerospace manufacturers, the outlook for air cargo remains optimistic, with growth expected to continue into the fourth quarter of 2024.
Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI) provides ocean spot market freight rate intelligence against 790 port pairs, all updated monthly. CFRI is a popular reference for index-linked contracts and includes a monthly insight PDF report. (Annual subscription)
Subscribers to our Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI) service can now request monthly/bi-monthly spot rate forecasts against their priority port pairs (price on application). Email supplychains@drewry.co.uk to find out more.
Benchmarking Club (S-BMC) is exclusive to shippers/BCOs. Members benefit from container contract rates, spot market rates, freight rate forecasts, indices, comprehensive market assessments and industry best practices. (Annual subscription)
CFRI was the first global source of container spot market freight rates on all the major routes and remains a trusted reference for importers, exporters, freight forwarders and other industry stakeholders requiring up-to-date and independently researched container shipping cost benchmarks.
Widely regarded as the go-to reference for the global container industry, this product provides comprehensive market forecasts and analysis for container trade and port volumes, global supply and demand, trade route analysis and much more. All quarterly report updates are accompanied by tables, charts and graphs in MS Excel. Q3 Edition is also the Annual Review.
How do your container shipping costs compare with your peers...? Members of our Benchmarking Club (S-BMC) can confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers based on genuine, shipper-only, buy rate comparisons. Club members also have access to our spot rate service, Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI).
The Ports and Terminal Insight is a quarterly report (PDF) covering the latest developments in the container ports and terminals market. It looks behind the data and topical issues to answer both the ‘cause’ and ‘effect’ questions that matter most to senior industry stakeholders. Quarterly reports are now accompanied by monthly supplements providing a detailed picture of regional port throughput and efficiency (powered by Drewry AIS).
05 Nov 24: Intra-Asia Container Market Insight, is an all-new online service that gives logistics teams the regional market intelligence they need to make informed budget forecasts and track trade development and potential disruption.
03 Oct 24: Drewry has introduced new Breakbulk Sea Transport Indices for both Project and General Cargo vessel segments, replacing the previous Multipurpose (MPV) Time Charter Index.
01 Oct 24: Drewry’s new Airfreight Insight confirms airfreight’s growing popularity among international shippers as cost and congestion issues continue to impede ocean transport.
17 Sep 24: Average spot rates on most Intra-Asia container trade lanes weakened again in the first two weeks of September, according to Drewry’s new Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), launched today.
Arjun Batra will be a panellist in the session "Global Risks & Future of Shipping", hosted by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (Hong Kong Branch) and The Nautical Institute (Hong Kong Branch).
Shailesh Garg will be a panellist in the session ’India Container/Port Report & Transshipment Developments-winners & losers- The feeder networks- the regional dynamics’.