Intra-Asia Container Index Rose for Yet Another Week
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), strengthened for the fourth consecutive week to reach $925 per 40ft container.
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), a weighted average of weekly spot rates across 18 major trade routes within Asia, strengthened for the fourth consecutive week to reach $925 per 40ft container. On the one hand, rates for Shanghai–Jebel Ali softened somewhat, which may indicate that the market has found its equilibrium amid the conflict, while on the other, rates from Shanghai to North, South and Southeast Asia have been rising, indicating space on these markets remains tight.
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) reports actual spot container freight rates for major intra-Asia trade routes. The Index, which will be updated weekly (from 02 Jan 26), consists of 18 route-specific indices representing individual shipping routes and a composite index. All indices are reported in USD per 40ft container.
Market freight rates are collected for the following routes:
Ho Chi Minh City-Shanghai
Jawaharlal Nehru Port-Shanghai
Laem Chabang-Shanghai
Shanghai-Ho Chi Minh City
Shanghai-Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Shanghai-Laem Chabang
Shanghai-Tanjung Pelepas
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