Shanghai container freight index (SCFI) slips 1.7% to 3,572, a second straight weekly fall

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) composite published by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) on November 13 was 3,572.33 points, down 61.12 points (about 1.7%) from 3,633.45 a week earlier (Nov 6). The Nov 6 reading had also fallen 1.46% week on week, so spot rates out of Shanghai have now declined for two weeks in a row.

● The SCFI collects spot rates on major lanes from Shanghai (Europe, Mediterranean, US, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea and others) every Friday. Rates include ocean freight and sea-related surcharges such as bunker. ● Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) also slipped 1% in the week of November 5, and Drewry expects further downward pressure on transpacific rates in the near term. ● Drewry counts 46 of 717 scheduled sailings (about 6%) on the main trades as blanked between weeks 46 and 50.

Despite two weekly falls, the index remains at a high level and could move again with the situation in Middle East waters and carriers' year-end capacity adjustments. The index is a market average; actual rates vary by lane, carrier, contract terms and cargo type, so December shipments are best checked against a quote at the time of booking.

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Sources: Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE), SCFI issued 13 Nov 2026 https://en.sse.net.cn/indices/scfinew.jsp · Drewry World Container Index and blank sailing tracker (5–11 Nov 2026) https://www.drewry.co.uk