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Drewry/SCFI: SHA–NY $10,394 (+7%); SHA–Rotterdam $3,626 (−9%); seventh week of TP–Europe split

Container News (22 Sep 2026) rounds up the latest weekly freight indexes: SCFI rose 0.7% to 3,687.83 and CCFI 1.9% to 1,897.15, while NCFI fell 1.8% to 2,535.27 and FBX Global declined 3% to $3,407. Drewry’s WCI edged up 1% to $4,500/40ft, driven by Transpacific: Shanghai–Los Angeles +5% to $7,712 and Shanghai–New York +7% to $10,394. Asia–Europe kept easing — Shanghai–Rotterdam −9% to $3,626 and Shanghai–Genoa −5% to $4,016 — the seventh consecutive week of divergent TP versus Europe trends.

Container News reported on 22 September 2026 that the gap between major East–West container trades widened again in the latest weekly index prints. China’s SCFI rose 0.7% week on week to 3,687.83 points (from 3,662.18) and the broader CCFI climbed 1.9% to 1,897.15 (from 1,862.18). Ningbo’s NCFI moved the other way, down 1.8% to 2,535.27, while the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) Global Container Freight Index fell 3% to USD 3,407 after a prior 1% decline.

Drewry’s World Container Index increased 1% to USD 4,500 per 40-foot container, supported by Transpacific strength: Shanghai–Los Angeles rose 5% to USD 7,712 and Shanghai–New York rose 7% to USD 10,394. Parallel NYFI readings cited in the same roundup showed Asia–US West Coast up 7.45% to 7,076.39 and Asia–US East Coast up 4.71% to 9,165.69. Drewry attributed Transpacific support to pre–Golden Week demand and carrier capacity management.

Asia–Europe remained soft. Drewry put Shanghai–Rotterdam down 9% to USD 3,626 and Shanghai–Genoa down 5% to USD 4,016; NYFI Asia–North Europe fell 3.93% to 3,752.11. Container News notes Drewry called this the seventh consecutive week of divergent Transpacific versus Asia–Europe trends, with weaker European demand and a gradual return of Suez sailings weighing on Europe while US lanes stay firm into the Mid-Autumn / Golden Week booking window.

Source: Container News / Drewry

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