17 Jul World Container Index Update: July 2025
The latest Drewry World Container Index (WCI) Index decreased 5% to US$2672 per 40-foot container this week. This decline is a direct result of the low demand for US-bound cargo and is a sign that the recent surge in US imports, which occurred after the temporary halt on higher US tariffs, will not have the lasting impact we had initially expected.
The following trade routes experienced decreases: Shanghai-Los Angeles (-8%, Shanghai-New York (-5%), Shanghai-Genoa (-7%), Shanghai-Rotterdam (-2%) and Rotterdam-New York (-6%).
Conversely, the following trade routes experienced increases: Los Angeles-Shanghai (1%).
Meanwhile, rates from Rotterdam-Shanghai and New York-Rotterdam remained stable.
It is expected that the weakening of the supply-demand balance will cause spot rates to decline. However, the volatility timing of rate changes will depend on Trump’s future tariffs and on capacity changes related to the introduction of the US penalties on Chinese ships, which remain uncertain.
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