15 Aug World Container Index Update: August 2025
The latest Drewry World Container Index (WCI) Index decreased 3% to US$2424 per 40-foot container this week.
This decline and ongoing volatility began after US tariffs were announced in April, which caused rates to surge from May through early June. Subsequently, the market saw a heavy decline until mid-July, after which the downwards trend lost momentum and the rate of decrease slowed considerably.
The following trade routes experienced decreases: Rotterdam-Shanghai (-1%), Shanghai-Genoa (-4%), Shanghai-Los Angeles (-4%), Shanghai-New York (-7%) and New York-Rotterdam (-3%).
Meanwhile, rates from Shanghai-Rotterdam, Rotterdam-New York and Los Angeles-Shanghai remained stable.
It is expected that the supply-demand balance will weaken again which will cause spot rates to contract. The volatility and timing of these rate changes will depend on both Trump’s future tariffs and capacity changes related to the introduction of US penalties on Chinese ships.
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