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Drewry WCI falls 2% to $4,351/40ft (8 Oct): SHA-LA $7,624, SHA-NY $10,220, SHA-Rotterdam $3,337

Drewry's World Container Index assessment for 8 October 2026 put the composite at US$4,351 per 40ft, down 2% week on week as Golden Week softened China export demand. Shanghai-Los Angeles fell 3% to $7,624; Shanghai-New York fell 2% to $10,220; Shanghai-Rotterdam fell 2% to $3,337; Shanghai-Genoa was unchanged at $3,696. Drewry counted four Transpacific blanks for the following week (down from eleven) and six Asia-Europe blanks (up from five), and expects rates broadly stable in the near term.

Drewry's 8 October 2026 World Container Index assessment set the composite at US$4,351 per 40ft container, down 2% week on week. Drewry attributed the soft print to weaker demand during China's Golden Week on both Transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.

Lane detail: Shanghai to Los Angeles US$7,624 (-3%); Shanghai to New York US$10,220 (-2%); Shanghai to Rotterdam US$3,337 (-2%); Shanghai to Genoa US$3,696 (unchanged). Drewry's Container Capacity Insight showed four blank sailings announced for the next Transpacific week (versus eleven this week) and six for Asia-Europe (versus five).

Drewry said carriers are trying higher FAK rates in the second half of October on Asia-Europe, with uptake uncertain as Suez capacity returns, and that Asia-Europe rates have now fallen for 13 straight weeks. Near-term expectation in the note: rates remain broadly stable next week, with volatility still tied to demand, capacity and routing shifts.

Source: Drewry World Container Index

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  • wci
  • freight-rates
  • transpacific
  • asia-europe
  • golden-week
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  • logistics
  • china
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