Drewry WCI slides 4% to $4,374/FEU as peak-season rally unwinds

Summary

Drewry's World Container Index fell 4% to $4,374 per 40ft container in its 23 July 2026 assessment, a second consecutive weekly decline after ten straight weeks of gains that had lifted the composite to $4,639 on 9 July. Shanghai-Los Angeles dropped 6% to $5,878/FEU and Shanghai-New York fell 4% to $7,598/FEU, while Shanghai-Genoa slid 5% to $5,988 and Shanghai-Rotterdam eased 1% to $4,824. Drewry attributed the correction to the end of front-loading ahead of the 24 July US tariff deadline, with nine blank sailings scheduled on the transpacific to defend pricing.