Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), a key indicator of regional spot container freight rates, has seen a significant increase, climbing 11% in the two weeks leading up to April 15, 2025. The index now stands at $668 per 40-foot container.
The IACI is a volume-weighted measure that tracks spot container freight rates across 18 major Intra-Asia trade lanes connected to and from China. These lanes encompass key destinations in three sub-regions:
- North/East Asia: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam
- South/West Asia: India and the United Arab Emirates
The market freight rates used to calculate the IACI are collected for the following specific routes:
- Busan-Shanghai
- Ho Chi Minh City-Shanghai
- Jakarta-Shanghai
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port-Shanghai
- Kaohsiung-Shanghai
- Laem Chabang-Shanghai
- Shanghai-Busan
- Shanghai-Ho Chi Minh City
- Shanghai-Jakarta
- Shanghai-Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- Shanghai-Jebel Ali
- Shanghai-Kaohsiung
- Shanghai-Laem Chabang
- Shanghai-Manila
- Shanghai-Singapore
- Shanghai-Tanjung Pelepas
- Shanghai-Yokohama
- Yokohama-Shanghai
