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Drewry’s composite World Container index inched down by 2.2% to $10,129.72 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 7 October 2021 • The composite index decreased 2.2% this week, but, remains 289% higher than a year ago. • The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $7,056 ...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations were that seaborne trade, including containerised trade, would experience a strong downturn. However, changes in consumption and shopping patterns have led to increased import demand for manufactured consumer goods, a large part of which are moved in shipping containers. The increase in demand was stronger than expected and not met with a sufficient supply of shipping capacity.
Drewry’s composite World Container index inched down by 0.2% to $10,360.87 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 30 September 2021 • The composite index decreased 0.2% this week, but remains 291.8% higher than a year ago. • The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $6,977 ...
Photo: Alexander Kliem - Pixabay The rise container freight rates continues unabated as the sector continues to battle a capacity crunch, port congestion and supply chain disruption. The Drewry composite World Container index increased 4% or $344 to $9,330.28 per feu as of 29 July, compared to a week earlier. At the end of June the index stood at $8,399.09 per feu, equating to a rise of close to $1,000 per feu over the last month. It’s a similar picture for the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) rose to 4,196 points on 30 July up 96.24 point from 4,100 points a week. At the end of...
Inhalt per WhatsApp teilen Schön sah sie nicht aus, die MS „Fairland“: Das erste Containerschiff legte im Mai 1966 im Bremer Überseehafen an. Foto: Hans Brockmöller Manchmal reichen die kleinen Dinge aus, die Produktions- oder Handelsabläufe radikal verändern. Und jeder fragt sich, weshalb die Idee nicht schon viel früher umgesetzt wurde. Die Erfindung des Rads ist nur ein Beispiel dafür, aber auch der Container gehört zu dieser Kategorie. Mit dem Container nimmt der Güterverkehr auf dem Seeweg enorm Fahrt auf und verändert die Häfen überall auf der We...