New Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (9.17)

(New Shanghai Containerized Freight Index)

Description Unit Unit Route Weight Weigh-
Ting Previous Index (YYYY-MD)
2010-09-10 Current Index Current Index (YYYY-MD)
2010-09-17 Compared to previous week Weekly Growth Comprehensive Index 1413.41 1375.81 -37.6 Line Service Europe (base port) Europe (Base port) USD/TEU 20% 1745 Mediterranean (basic port) Mediterranean (Base (Port) USD/TEU 10% 1735 US West (base) USWC (Base port) USD/FEU 20% 2567 US East (base) USEC (Base port) USD/FEU 7.5% 4027 Persian Gulf and Persian Gulf and Red Sea (Dubai) USD/TEU 7.5% 990 Aussie (Melbourne) Austrlian/New Zealand (Melbourne) USD/TEU 5% 1031 West Africa (Lagos) East/West Africa (Lagos) USD/TEU 2.5% 2211 South Africa ( Durban) South Africa (Duban) USD/TEU 2.5% 1352 South America (Santos) South America (Santos) USD/TEU 2.5% 2179 Kansai, Japan (Basic Port) West Japan (Base port) USD/TEU 5% 308 Japan Kanto (Basic Port) East Japan (Base port) USD/TEU 5% 308 Southeast Asia (Singapore) Southeast Asia (Singapore) USD/TEU 5% 320 Korea (Busan) Korea (Pusan) USD/TEU 2.5% 162 Taiwan (Kaohsiung) Taiwan (Kaohsiung) USD/TEU 2.5% 228 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Hong Kong (Hong Kong) USD/TEU 2.5% 137

Remarks: The sub-route freight rates include sea freight and sea freight related surcharges, which include the following surcharges:

Note: The freight rate includes ocean freight and surcharges, ie:

1. Fuel surcharge (BAF/FAF) 2. Emergency fuel surcharge (EBS/EBA) 3. Currency surcharge (CAF/YAS)

4. Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 5. War Surcharge (WRS) 6. Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS)

7. Canal surcharge (SCS/SCF/PTF/PCC)

Basic Port: Select the base port of the route for reporting, Base Port: Report Freight Rates of Base Ports

Such as: Mediterranean-Barcelona/Valencia/Genoa/Naples Mediterranean Sea-Barcelona/Valencia/Genoa/Naples

Europe - Hamburg/Rotterdam/Antwerp/Flixstowe/Le Havre Europe_Hamburg/Antwerp/Felixtowe/Le Havre

West Coast-Los Angeles / Long Beach / Oakland USWC-Los Angeles/Long Beach/Oakland

US East - New York/ Savannah/ Norfolk/ Charleston USEC—New York/Savannah/Norfolk/Charleston

Kansai, Japan - Osaka/Kobe; Kanto, Japan - Tokyo/Yokohama West Japan—Osaka/Kobe East Japan—Tokyo/Yokohama