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Freightos API: Get container freight rates

Returns the latest public weekly Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) price per 40-foot container for one trade lane, or for the global composite and all twelve lanes.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Lane optionallane

Trade lane in words, such as China to US West Coast, or Global composite index. Leave blank for all lanes.

North Europe to US East Coast

Default .

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026.
{  "rates": [    {      "lane": "North Europe to North America East Coast",      "link": "https://www.freightos.com/enterprise/terminal/fbx-22-northern-europe-to-north-american-east-coast/",      "currency": "USD",      "index_date": "2026-10-23",      "fbx_lane_code": "FBX22",      "weekly_change_percent": 1.53,      "price_per_40ft_container": 2890.25,      "year_over_year_change_percent": null    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
freightos.com/get_container_freight_rates
Returns
lane, price per 40ft container, currency, weekly change, index date, link, FBX code

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method freightos.com/get_container_freight_rates with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • What is the latest weekly price per 40-foot container from China to the US West Coast?
  • Show me this week's global composite container freight index value and its change from last week.
  • Can you give me all twelve trade lane container rates with their latest index dates on freightos.com?
  • What is the current FBX price for a 40ft box from North Europe to the US East Coast, in USD?
  • Which container lane had the biggest weekly rate change in the latest Freightos index, and what did it cost per 40ft?

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