Arguably the most comprehensive assessment of the world’s maritime markets. Drewry Shipping Insight (DSI) was first published back in 1975 and continues to have a loyal following. Widely regarded as the industry’s primary reference.

How do your container shipping costs compare with your peers...? Members of our Benchmarking Club 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).

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.

This package of the 2025/26 annual review and quarterly equipment forecasts provides analysis and forecasts of fleet ownership structures covering both dry and reefer boxes. Quarterly report updates also provide trends and forecasts of newbuild vs used pricing, lease rates and cash returns to help you monitor, track and assess future market development.

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).