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World Container Index

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USD
UTC+3
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Index description

The World Container Index is a weighted assessment of container shipping costs on eight major sea routes and acts as an indicator for the global container freight market. In May 2026 the maximum reached 2800.00 USD, the minimum was 2286.00 USD and the average stood at 2587.75 USD. The index is published weekly and is positioned as a premium data source for container market analysis.

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