Globaler Container-Marktbericht — 2026-08-04

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, decreased 3% to $4,255 per 40ft container, driven by a decrease in rates on Asia–Europe and Transpacific trade routes. On the Transpacific trade route, spot rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles declined 2% to $5,739 per 40ft container, while rates from Shanghai to New York held steady at $7,578 per 40ft container. Following softening demand and the slowdown in front-loading activity, carriers are actively managing capacity through blank sailings. According to Drewry's Container Capacity Insight , eight blank sailings are scheduled for next week, up from seven this week, resulting in a decrease in available capacity in the market. As a result, Drewry expects the volatility in rates to reduce in the coming week. On the Asia–Europe trade route, spot rates declined 6% to $5,630 per 40ft container from Shanghai to Genoa and decreased 3% to $4,677 per 40ft container on Shanghai to Rotterdam. With demand continuing to ease, carriers are focusing on capacity management through blank sailings to prevent further rate erosion. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , three blank sailings are scheduled on the Asia–Europe trade lane next week, compared to four this week. As carriers continue to manage available capacity, Drewry expects rates to remain stable in the next week. The East–West container freight market remained under pressure, as demand continued to soften following the implementation of new US tariff measures. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have prompted several carriers to introduce Emergency Fuel Surcharges (EFS) effective from August, while carriers across major trade lanes continue to manage capacity through blank sailings and service adjustments. Ongoing

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 3% to $4,255 per 40ft container (public weekly assessment).

Asia–Europe blank sailings next week: three (Drewry).

Drewry notes ongoing Hormuz / US–Iran tension with carriers announcing Emergency Fuel Surcharges (EFS).

Charakterisierung: Hochpreisiger, operativ volatiler Markt mit beginnender Rebalancierung — noch keine Normalisierung.

Die nachfolgende Tabelle enthält nur öffentlich belegte Benchmarks. Regionale Interpretation: Shanghai bleibt Referenz für Ost-West-Preise; Korrekturen auf Transpazifik und Asien–Europa spiegeln Kapazitätsaufbau und nachlassende Nachfrage wider (Drewry).

Für Shanghai/Ningbo/Hamburg/Busan/Dubai liegen in diesem Lauf keine ausreichend aktuellen, verifizierten Betriebszahlen vor. Bitte nur offizielle Hafen-Pressemitteilungen verwenden — keine Schätzungen.

Öffentliche Echtzeitdaten zu One-Trip-/Used-/Leasing-Beständen sind begrenzt. Ableitung aus Fracht- und Kapazitätssignalen: steigende Schiffskapazität kann Ost-West-Imbalancen mindern; starke US-Importe können Leercontainer erzeugen; Routenrisiken im Nahen Osten können Repositionierung verzögern. Dies sind Inferenzen, kein globales Depot-Inventar.

In diesem Zyklus wurden keine ausreichend spezifischen, materialen Reederei-Meldungen mit Direktbezug zur Tageslage bestätigt. Fehlende Updates bedeuten nicht fehlende Aktivität.

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, decreased 3% to $4,255 per 40ft container, driven by a decrease in rates on Asia–Europe and Transpacific trade routes. On the Transpacific trade route, spot rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles declined 2% to $5,739 per 40ft container, while rates from Shanghai to New York held steady at $7,578 per 40ft container. Following softening demand and the slowdown in front-loading activity, carriers are actively managing capacity through blank sailings. According to Drewry's Container Capacity Insight , eight blank sailings are scheduled for next week, up from seven this week, resulting in a decrease in available capacity in the market. As a result, Drewry expects the volatility in rates to reduce in the coming week. On the Asia–Europe trade route, spot rates declined 6% to $5,630 per 40ft container from Shanghai to Genoa and decreased 3% to $4,677 per 40ft container on Shanghai to Rotterdam. With demand continuing to ease, carriers are focusing on capacity management through blank sailings to prevent further rate erosion. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , three blank sailings are scheduled on the Asia–Europe trade lane next week, compared to four this week. As carriers continue to manage available capacity, Drewry expects rates to remain stable in the next week. The East–West container freight market remained under pressure, as demand continued to soften following the implementation of new US tariff measures. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have prompted several carriers to introduce Emergency Fuel Surcharges (EFS) effective from August, while carriers across major trade lanes continue to manage capacity through blank sailings and service adjustments. Ongoing

Asia–Europe blank sailings next week: three (Drewry).

Drewry notes ongoing Hormuz / US–Iran tension with carriers announcing Emergency Fuel Surcharges (EFS).

Zuverlässige tägliche Kaufpreise für neue, One-Trip- und Used-Container sind öffentlich nicht in Index-Tiefe verfügbar. Richtungssignale unten beziehen sich auf Ozean-Fracht, nicht auf Box-Anschaffungspreise.

Kurzfristig (2–6 Wochen): Moderater Abwärtsdruck auf Spot-Raten möglich, solange Kapazität steigt und Blank Sailings sinken — geopolitische Schocks können das rasch umkehren.

Mittelfristig (3–6 Monate): Breitere Suez-Rückkehr würde effektive Kapazität freisetzen; anhaltende Instabilität hält Transitzeiten und Kosten hoch.

Marktfazit: Aktiv, operativ volatil, hochsensibel für Kapazitäts- und Sicherheitsänderungen. Benchmarks vergleichen, nicht auf einen einzigen Globaltrend setzen.