Drewry: World Container Index Down 1% Last Week in International Shipping News 14/02/2026 For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation is considering index-linked contracts or requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the eight trade lanes provided below, contact our ocean freight cost benchmarking team. Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 1% to $1,933 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 12 Feb 2026 • The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) fell 1% to $1,933 per 40ft container for the fifth consecutive week, primarily due to a drop in rates on the Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes. • Spot rates from Shanghai to major US destinations declined slightly due to low cargo volume, with spot rates to Los Angeles and New York falling 1% to $2,214 and $2,800 per 40ft container, respectively. In response to the weak demand ahead of factory closures, carriers managed capacity by announcing 57 blank sailings over the next two weeks on the Transpacific East and West Coasts trade lane, much higher than in previous years, according to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight. Hence, we expect spot rates on this trade to decline slightly in the coming weeks. • Spot rates on Asia–Europe trade routes continued to decline, with rates on Shanghai–Rotterdam falling 2% to $2,127 per 40ft container and those on Shanghai–Genoa dropping 3% to $2,965. According to Container Capacity Insight, carriers have announced 24 blank sailings on the Asia–Europe/Med trade route over the next two weeks due to the ongoing market volatility and CNY factory closures. Drewry expects spot rates on this trade to decrease slightly in the coming weeks. • Container spot rates are falling sharply, which indicates that the market is weak, contrary to the general expectation of rising demand and increasing spot rates before the CNY. This year, rates peaked earlier than usual, and if the normal seasonal pattern continues, they might decrease further. Ocean spot market freight rates against 6,700 global port pairs If you need spot market container freight rate information on other routes to those above, find out more about our Container Freight Rate Insight (CFRI) online service, which covers 6,700 global port pairs updated monthly (2,450 updated fortnightly). Source: Drewry 2026-02-14 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share