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Freightos Baltic Container Index
The latest Global 40ft container Freightos Baltic Container Index assessment is $3484 per 40ft container (FEU) for 5 September 2026, down $116 from the previous weekly assessment (29 Aug 2026). Explore the historical price chart and recent weekly assessments below.
Latest Freightos Baltic Container Index Price
- Basis
- Global 40ft container
- Unit
- USD/FEU
- Frequency
- Weekly
- CS code
- CS-IDX-FBX
What This Indicator Measures
Weekly reading of the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) in USD per 40ft container, as carried in the loaded grain editions.
Freightos Baltic Container Index: A weekly reading of the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX), a global container freight index in USD per 40ft container (FEU) across major lanes.
Specification · stated by the source for this series
- USD/FEU; weekly.
- USD/FEU; lane composition follows Freightos/Baltic Exchange methodology.
Basis: Global 40ft container
- Global container freight index in USD per 40ft container; weekly reading as carried in the loaded editions.
- The Baltic basis refers to loadings from Baltic Sea ports (e.g. Klaipėda, Riga, Ust-Luga, Saint Petersburg); Russian and non-Russian Baltic origins are priced separately where stated.
Unit: USD/FEU
- USD per 40ft container. Weekly snapshot.
Freightos Baltic Container Index Price Chart
Available history 31 Jan 2026 through 5 Sep 2026 (32 observations). Monthly averages below use the midpoint of each published assessment.
Freightos Baltic Container Index
Computed Summary
Statements below are calculated by CommodityScope from the loaded history only. Each one names its period and method; none explains why a value moved.
The latest assessment of $3484/FEU on 5 Sep 2026 is down $116 (-3.2%) from the previous weekly assessment (29 Aug 2026).
Method: Computed by CommodityScope as the difference between the two most recent loaded weekly observations (7 calendar days apart).
It is 3.9% below the August 2026 average of $3626/FEU, the most recent completed month with 5 weekly observations.
Method: Arithmetic mean of the published weekly midpoints in August 2026. Partial months are excluded from this comparison.
Over the loaded history (31 Jan 2026 – 5 Sep 2026), the highest assessment was $3984/FEU on 11 Jul 2026 and the lowest was $1716/FEU on 7 Mar 2026.
Method: Minimum and maximum of the published midpoint over the loaded history (31 Jan 2026 – 5 Sep 2026, 32 observations). This is not an all-time record.
Price Changes and Historical Range
Published changes are copied from the source edition. Computed changes are CommodityScope calculations between loaded weekly observations; the two are shown separately and may differ when an intermediate edition is not loaded.
Monthly Freightos Baltic Container Index Prices
Average, minimum and maximum of the weekly midpoints in each calendar month — these average weekly assessments, so a month typically has 4–5 observations. Incomplete latest months are marked month to date.
| Month | Average mid | Min mid | Max mid | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Month to date | 3484 | 3484 | 3484 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 3626 | 3600 | 3703 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 3714 | 3402 | 3984 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 3138 | 2835 | 3418 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2024 | 1926 | 2240 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 1896 | 1867 | 1935 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 1741 | 1716 | 1770 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 1962 | 1929 | 1980 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 2207 | 2207 | 2207 | 1 |
Recent Weekly Assessments
Last 30 published assessments. The chart above is interactive; this table is the HTML history.
| Date | Low | High | Mid | Δ week (published) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | 3484 | 3484 | 3484 | — |
| 2026-08-29 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | — |
| 2026-08-22 | 3603 | 3603 | 3603 | — |
| 2026-08-15 | 3703 | 3703 | 3703 | — |
| 2026-08-08 | 3600 | 3600 | 3600 | — |
| 2026-08-01 | 3623 | 3623 | 3623 | — |
| 2026-07-25 | 3653 | 3653 | 3653 | — |
| 2026-07-18 | 3815 | 3815 | 3815 | — |
| 2026-07-11 | 3984 | 3984 | 3984 | — |
| 2026-07-04 | 3402 | 3402 | 3402 | — |
| 2026-06-27 | 3402 | 3402 | 3402 | — |
| 2026-06-20 | 3418 | 3418 | 3418 | — |
| 2026-06-13 | 2897 | 2897 | 2897 | — |
| 2026-06-06 | 2835 | 2835 | 2835 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | 2240 | 2240 | 2240 | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | — |
| 2026-05-16 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | — |
| 2026-05-09 | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 | — |
| 2026-05-02 | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 | — |
| 2026-04-25 | 1935 | 1935 | 1935 | — |
| 2026-04-18 | 1898 | 1898 | 1898 | — |
| 2026-04-11 | 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | — |
| 2026-04-04 | 1867 | 1867 | 1867 | — |
| 2026-03-28 | 1770 | 1770 | 1770 | — |
| 2026-03-21 | 1744 | 1744 | 1744 | — |
| 2026-03-14 | 1733 | 1733 | 1733 | — |
| 2026-03-07 | 1716 | 1716 | 1716 | — |
| 2026-02-28 | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | — |
| 2026-02-21 | 1959 | 1959 | 1959 | — |
| 2026-02-14 | 1980 | 1980 | 1980 | — |
What This Global 40ft container Price Represents
This page tracks the weekly Freightos Baltic Container Index on a Global 40ft container basis, quoted in USD/FEU. Figures are CommodityScope Indicators synthesized from loaded market editions. They are not a live quote and not a republication of a price-reporting agency table.
How to use this series
- Context for containerised trade costs; not related to the bulk indices’ vessel classes.
What it is not suitable for
- Bulk or tanker freight comparisons.
Compare With
Each comparison states why the series are related and whether the latest values can be subtracted directly (same unit, currency and assessment date). Where they cannot, the values are shown side by side without a difference. The reasons below are derived from the registry (product family and basis).
| Series | Why compare | Latest | Difference (this − other) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Dry Index (BDI) Global dry bulk · index points · weekly | Related product (Baltic Dry Bulk Indices) in the same region or on the same basis.
| 3628 5 Sep 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Baltic Capesize Index Capesize · index points · weekly | Related product (Baltic Dry Bulk Indices) in the same region or on the same basis.
| 6427 5 Sep 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Baltic Panamax Index Panamax · index points · weekly | Related product (Baltic Dry Bulk Indices) in the same region or on the same basis.
| 2448 5 Sep 2026 | not directly comparable |
| Baltic Supramax Index Supramax · index points · weekly | Related product (Baltic Dry Bulk Indices) in the same region or on the same basis.
| 1675 5 Sep 2026 | not directly comparable |
Related Freightos Baltic Container Index Prices
Sources and Methodology
CommodityScope publishes this page as a derived indicator from loaded physical-market editions. It does not republish a price-reporting agency table and does not claim authorship of the underlying source assessments. Update cadence follows the weekly series. Internal series code CS-IDX-FBX.
CS Indicator policy and derived-data rules.
Sources for the explanations on this page
- Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) — global container freight index in USD per 40ft container
- ICC Incoterms® 2020 rules (FOB, CFR, CIF, FCA definitions) — Meaning of the delivery terms used in the basis column.
Origin of the numbers: loaded market editions (see Basis and Unit above). Origin of the computed statistics: CommodityScope, from the loaded history, using the rules on the methodology page.