Current ocean rates for the routes we quote, plus the reference lanes and global benchmarks we track. Prices are in US dollars per 40ft container unless noted.
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Market index is the published weekly average for a lane, from the Drewry World Container Index and the Freightos Baltic Index. Shipping lines do not publish their own rates; these indexes cover only the world's busiest lanes, such as China to the US and Europe.
From is Bael Shipping's own starting price for that week, port to port, before insurance and customs. For lanes with no public index, such as India and Vietnam, this is the only published number, and it comes from the quotes we gather from shippers and marketplaces that week.
Index change is how far the index moved since its previous reading. Lanes without an index show n/a.
When you request a quote, we contact shippers directly and send you a live price for your cargo, dates and services.
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