No. 1, week 43 (16 to 23 October)
3 key points
- The BDI index, which tracks the cost of shipping bulk raw materials by sea, stands at 2,660 points, up 149 points over the week.
- Ship fuel remains expensive (around USD 960 per tonne in Singapore) and weighs on freight rates.
- Small ships linking major ports to secondary ones are in high demand: they will stay scarce until new deliveries in 2027.
Figure of the week
+20.9%
Container price from China to South Africa, up for the second week running.
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Data: Fusan Marine, our partner in China, cross-checked by BCI.