Drewry: Intra-Asia Container Index - 17 March 2025 (updated fortnightly)

Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), a weighted average of regional spot container freight rates, decreased 2% in the fortnight to 15 Mar 25 to $604 per 40ft container.

Note: Freight rates exclude origin and destination terminal handling charges (all rates $US/40ft)

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Intra-Asia Container Index assessment for 15 March 2025

• Drewry's Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) declined 2% to $604 per 40-ft container in the first half of March. The IACI, a weighted average of spot rates across 18 major trade routes within Asia, remains 39% higher than in March 2024. Drewry anticipates freight rates to stabilise in the coming weeks as delivery times have improved and logistics operations return to normal after the holiday break.

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 fortnightly, 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