Signal · Supply Chain & Logistics
Drewry WCI rises for second week as Transpacific rates climb
What the source reported
Source-reported<a href="https://container-news.com/drewry-wci-rises-for-second-week-as-transpacific-rates-climb/" title="Drewry WCI rises for second week as Transpacific rates climb" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Drewry's World Container Index (WCI)" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-630x420.jpg 630w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-696x464.jpg 696w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://container-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/m-ZzOa5G8hSPI-unsplash-2-240x160.jpg 240w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) increased for the second consecutive week, supported by rising spot rates on the Transpacific trade. The composite index rose 1% to US$4,339 per 40-foot container on 13 August. According to Drewry, the increase was driven by higher rates between Asia and the United States. Transpacific rates continue to rise Spot […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://container-news.com/drewry-wci-rises-for-second-week-as-transpacific-rates-climb/">Drewry WCI rises for second week as Transpacific rates climb</a> appeared first on <a href="https://container-news.com">Container News</a>.</p>
- Publication
- Container News · Trade Publication
- Published
- 15th August 2026
- Original report
- container-news.com
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What ProcIntel recorded
ProcIntel-derived- Category
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- None identified
- Collected
- 15th August 2026 · 09:11
Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.
A provisional, automatically computed reading of this individual Signal, before Event extraction or human review. Not a final rating.
Initial Significance Moderate (20.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (37.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).
- Strongest contributor
- Procurement Impact
- Limiting factor
- Likely Event Severity