ContainerSignal Daily: Carriers edge back to Suez as rates fall
Carriers return to Suez transits as Drewry's WCI slips 1% to US$4,434 per 40ft container and Xeneta calls the post-Hormuz rate peak for 2026.
Global Container Shipping, in Signals
Container freight rates, carrier capacity, port operations and route disruptions, reported from primary sources. A daily briefing for people who move goods in boxes.
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A reference guide to the main container freight rate indexes: what WCI, FBX, SCFI, NCFI and Xeneta XSI measure, how each is quoted, and how to cite a rate.
Demurrage vs detention: who charges what, and when
Demurrage applies when a loaded container sits at the terminal past free time; detention applies once the box is held outside it. A guide to who charges whom.
How container ships are sized: classes, TEU capacity and limits
How container ship size classes are defined, from feeders to 24,000 TEU ultra-large vessels, and how canals, draft, cranes and demand set the limits.