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World Container Index - 21 Jan
Drewry’s composite World Container index increased 2% to $5,340.30 per 40ft container (updated Thursday, 21 January 2021), its highest level since 2011.
Two-year spot freight rate trend for the World Container Index:
Drewry World Container Index
Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 21 January 2021
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IMO 2020 BAF Tracker: We’ve introduced a simple, clear indexing mechanism to help determine changes in the BAF charges during the lifetime of a contract.
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Global Port Throughput: Every month we publish global Port Throughput Indices - a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide.
Drewry Port Throughput Index
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02 Nov 2020
Fedespedi and Drewry to collaborate in forwarder freight rate benchmarking
Italian forwarder association Fedespedi has entered into a collaborative agreement with Drewry to raise awareness of Drewry’s Forwarder Benchmarking Club amongst its freight forwarder membership.
24 Sep 2020
Drewry highlights transformation of rate conditions in transpacific container shipping
Unprecedented transpacific spot freight rates signal that a transformation of the container shipping sector may be underway and that shippers need to adapt.
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In their own words...
Dec 2020: Testimonials and evidence supporting our ocean freight cost and procurement solution - from some of the world’s leading retailers and manufacturers.
Market entry strategy for digital 'procure-to-pay' solution
Mastercard wanted to evaluate the readiness of the container freight industry to adopt a value proposition for procure-to-pay automation that would incorporate core Mastercard benefits such as payment guarantees.
Working with 5 of the top 10 global retailers (Dec 2020 - National Retail Federation)
The first independent consultancy to publish liner schedule reliability rankings in 2005
Access to an exclusive ocean freight cost benchmarking club comparing costs on over 14 million teu of freight for more than US$ 27bn of freight spend.
We were the first to publish benchmark container spot market freight rates in 2006.
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Keep up to date with the movements of container spot market freight rates with our popular Container Freight Rate Insight service.Benchmark contract rates
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Drewry Benchmarking Club
Customised Real Time Benchmarking · Latest release 01 Jan 2021
How do your container shipping costs compare with your peers...? Our Benchmarking Club allows participating members to confidentially benchmark their contract shipping costs against their peers based on genuine, shipper-only, buy rate comparisons. Combine benchmarks and market intelligence with unique rate forecasts to maximise your procurement results.
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Container Freight Rate Insight (Annual Subscription)
Online Service · Latest release 05 Jan 2021
The world’s first and only global source of container spot market freight rates on all the major routes. An essential reference for importers, exporters, freight forwarders and other industry stakeholders requiring up-to-date and independently researched container shipping cost benchmarks.
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