Globaler Container-Marktbericht — 2026-09-20

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, increased 1% to $4,500 per 40ft container, driven by a rise in rates on the Transpacific trade route. On the Transpacific trade, rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles increased 5% to $7,712 per 40ft container, while those from Shanghai to New York rose 7% to $10,394 per 40ft container. Carriers are managing capacity through blank sailings ahead of China's Golden Week. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , nine blank sailings have been announced for next week, up from eight this week, indicating tighter capacity. Drewry expects rates to rise slightly next week amid impending pre-Golden Week demand and continued capacity management by carriers. On the Asia–Europe trade route, rates from Shanghai to Genoa fell 5% to $4,016 per 40ft container, and slid 9% to $3,626 per 40ft container from Shanghai to Rotterdam. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , four blank sailings are announced for next week, up from one this week, indicating tight capacity. Waiting time in Shanghai increased from 65 hours in Week 36 to 78 hours in Week 37. With tight capacity and continued congestion in Asia, Drewry expects rates to decline slightly next week, as demand remains weak. The East-West container freight market remains uncertain, with Transpacific rates supported by pre-Golden Week demand and carrier capacity management, while Asia–Europe rates face downward pressure from the gradual return of services through the Suez Canal and relatively weak demand. Meanwhile, renewed security risks around the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb could affect the pace of Suez service restoration, while potential German port strikes could worsen congestion and cause schedule disruptions in North Europe

Drewry’s World Container Index increased 1% to $4,500 per 40ft container (public weekly assessment).

Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) currently around USD 3,407.40 (volatility 0.69%).

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, increased 1% to $4,500 per 40ft container, driven by a rise in rates on the Transpacific trade route. On the Transpacific trade, rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles increased 5% to $7,712 per 40ft container, while those from Shanghai to New York rose 7% to $10,394 per 40ft container. Carriers are managing capacity through blank sailings ahead of China's Golden Week. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , nine blank sailings have been announced for next week, up from eight this week, indicating tighter capacity. Drewry expects rates to rise slightly next week amid impending pre-Golden Week demand and continued capacity management by carriers. On the Asia–Europe trade route, rates from Shanghai to Genoa fell 5% to $4,016 per 40ft container, and slid 9% to $3,626 per 40ft container from Shanghai to Rotterdam. According to Drewry’s Container Capacity Insight , four blank sailings are announced for next week, up from one this week, indicating tight capacity. Waiting time in Shanghai increased from 65 hours in Week 36 to 78 hours in Week 37. With tight capacity and continued congestion in Asia, Drewry expects rates to decline slightly next week, as demand remains weak. The East-West container freight market remains uncertain, with Transpacific rates supported by pre-Golden Week demand and carrier capacity management, while Asia–Europe rates face downward pressure from the gradual return of services through the Suez Canal and relatively weak demand. Meanwhile, renewed security risks around the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb could affect the pace of Suez service restoration, while potential German port strikes could worsen congestion and cause schedule disruptions in North Europe

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.