Maritime Silk Road Index: This week the trend of route freight rates differentiated, with the comprehensive index remaining stable.

This week, the Ningbo Container Freight Index of the Maritime Silk Road released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1272.1 points, up 0.5% from the previous week. Among the 21 shipping routes, the freight index of 12 routes increased while 9 routes decreased. Among the main ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 7 ports increased, 8 ports decreased, and 1 port remained stable. The freight index of the European route was 1123.4 points, up 4.8% from the previous week; the freight index of the East Asian route was 1345.5 points, down 9.5% from the previous week; the freight index of the West Asian route was 1572.8 points, down 5.7% from the previous week. The freight index of the US East Coast route was 1057.6 points, up 13.7% from the previous week; the freight index of the US West Coast route was 1204.3 points, up 8.1% from the previous week. The freight index of the Middle East route was 3669.1 points, up 0.9% from the previous week.