Drewry: Intra-Asia Container Index Fell Last Week in International Shipping News 02/03/2026 Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) continued its downward trajectory for the ninth week in a row, losing $3 in the fourth week of February to reach $552 per 40ft container. Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) continued its downward trajectory for the ninth week in a row, losing $3 in the fourth week of February to reach $552 per 40ft container. The IACI is a weighted average of spot rates across 18 major trade routes within Asia and is currently 10% lower YoY. As production in Chinese factories picks up again, carriers are keen to re-introduce capacity. If they do so too fast, freight rates will continue decreasing in coming weeks. 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: Busan-Shanghai Ho Chi Minh City-Shanghai Jakarta-Shanghai Jawaharlal Nehru Port-Shanghai Kaohsiung-Shanghai Laem Chabang-Shanghai Shanghai-Busan Shanghai-Ho Chi Minh City Shanghai-Jakarta Shanghai-Jawaharlal Nehru Port Shanghai-Jebel Ali Shanghai-Kaohsiung Shanghai-Laem Chabang Shanghai-Manila Shanghai-Singapore Shanghai-Tanjung Pelepas Shanghai-Yokohama Yokohama-Shanghai Source: Drewry 2026-03-02 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