Intra-Asia Container Index Down 4% Last Week in International Shipping News 10/02/2026 Updated weekly, Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) decreased 4% in the first week of February, to $575 per 40ft container. Intra-Asia Container Index assessment for 06 Feb 2026 • Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) fell 4% in the first week of February to $575 per 40ft container. At nearly $100 below last year’s level, the current rates are squeezing the margins of carriers. The IACI is a weighted average of spot rates across 18 major trade routes within Asia and is currently 14% lower YoY. Drewry expects this downtrend to persist until carriers implement more effective capacity management. About Intra-Asia Container Index 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 2026-02-10 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