Price Indices
Why should shippers remain in the dark about freight rates when transparency could drive better decision-making?
Trusted by industry professionals worldwide, the CTS price indices offer valuable insights into pricing dynamics. They can help you make informed decisions and adapt your strategies accordingly.
The CTS price indices are generated monthly based on the actual sea freight rate data in the shipping line’s manifest. They are published with a one-month time lag and come as standard at regional and sub-regional levels. For more granular data options, you can have a dry and reefer split.
The CTS price indices include all associated costs with shipping a Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) quay to quay:
- Hazardous Cargo Additional
- Congestion Surcharge
- Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF)
- Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) – including Low Sulphur Fuel Additional
- Terminal Handling Charge (Origin and Destination)
- EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) surcharge
- Any other charge relating to the sea leg
To comply with competition regulations, CTS cannot publish actual freight rates. Instead, we use a point system. This system compares the weighted average sea freight rate per TEU for a specific month with the equivalent rate from 2008, which serves as the baseline of 100 points.
Regional Price Indices
Sub-regional Price Indices
*Bespoke port and country price indices available on request- find out more here*
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