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.
Customised Real Time Benchmarking · Latest release 01 Jul 2026
Exclusive to shippers only: Allows Club members to confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers and includes 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.
Monthly and Quarterly Market Insight · Latest release 12 Jun 2026
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 accompanied by monthly supplements providing a detailed picture of regional port throughput and efficiency (powered by Drewry AIS).
This package of the 2026/27 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.
01 Apr 26: The increasing volatility in freight rates caused by the Iran war is not comparable in scale to the extreme freight rate inflation of the Covid period, analysis from Drewry Shipping Consultants shows.
Join us at 10:00 BST or 15:00 BST on Tuesday 21 July 2026 to explore how policy reforms, maritime financing, fleet expansion, shipbuilding incentives, and international partnerships are accelerating India’s journey towards becoming a top-five global shipbuilding nation by 2047.
Join us at 10:00 BST or 15:00 BST on Tuesday 28 July 2026 in a session where we will examine the country’s port modernisation agenda, green infrastructure investments, methanol, hydrogen and LNG initiatives, and the roadmap towards carbon-neutral ports under Maritime Vision 2047.