Data highlights
o Market average spot rates – 2 October 2025:
• Far East to US West Coast: USD 1681 per FEU (40ft container)
• Far East to US East Coast: USD 2638 per FEU
• Far East to North Europe: USD 1703 per FEU
• Far East to Mediterranean: USD 2220 per FEU
• North Europe to US East Coast: USD 1648 per FEU
Xeneta - weekly market update chart 2.10.25
• The average spot rates of all trades slightly declined from last week. Ranging from -6.6% to -4.6%. This follows from last week, when there were sharper drops across the board.
• September was a month of turmoil and upheaval for the US-bound short-term market out of Far East. There was a significant jump in spot rates on 1 September and then some turbulence during the month, but by 30 September the earlier spike had been wiped out.
• On 2 October, rates from Far East into US East Coast and US West Coast are both down 8% compared to end-August.
• Less drama into Europe from the Far East where short-term rates were consistently in decline throughout September.
• 10 days ago, short-term rates into North Europe from the Far East eclipsed that ‘summer-bubble’ that developed from June and spiked in first half of July. Now at USD 1703 per FEU compared to USD 1912 per FEU at end-May. (....)