Drewry's World Container Index showed Shanghai to Rotterdam down 9% to $3,626 per 40ft on 17 September 2026, and Shanghai to Genoa down 5% to $4,016. The Baltic Exchange's FBX11 for China to North Europe fell $692 to $3,646 on 18 September, $1,873 below its level at the start of August.
Drewry expected a further small decline, citing weak demand and the gradual return of services to Suez. It added that renewed security risks around the Bab el-Mandeb could slow that return. Waiting time at Shanghai rose from 65 hours in week 36 to 78 hours in week 37.
Sea-Intelligence estimated on 16 September that 27% of container capacity was routing via the Red Sea in September, with the Asia to Europe headhaul at 13% to 25%.
Sources
- Hellenic Shipping News: Drewry World Container Index up 1% last week (opens in a new tab)
- Baltic Exchange: Container Report, Week 38 (opens in a new tab)
- Sea-Intelligence: Red Sea crisis is 27% normalized (opens in a new tab)
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