Spot freight rates preview: the Fortnight Brace suggests a flat week

ID 33283082 © Anna Puhan | Dreamstime.com By Gavin van Marle 9 July 2026 Premium gave itself a sweaty slap – it’s still jolly hot in Europe – of self-congratulation after our inaugural mid-week spot rate preview last week. We got it spot on, if you’ll excuse the pun – with the movement of one week’s SCFI (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index) continuing as a reliable indicator of the following week’s WCI (World Container Index) from Drewry. (Click to expand the tables below) During this year’s peak season, on the Asia-Europe trades, we have termed it it the ...