Freightos

Container freight rates and trade lane prices

Ocean container freight rates by global index and trade lane.

Get container freight rates

Get container freight rates

Get the latest public weekly Freightos Baltic Index price per 40-foot container for a trade lane or the global composite and all twelve lanes. Weekly change is calculated from the two latest published weekly values; year-over-year change is not shown on the public pages.

Your information

LaneOptional

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

1 credit per run

Example results

Rates: Rates
Lane Link Currency Index Date Fbx Lane Code Weekly Change (%) Price Per 40ft Container Year Over Year Change (%)
China/East Asia to North America West Coast
freightos.com
USD
2026-09-25
FBX01
3.81
8,410.8
—

Rates
Lane	Link	Currency	Index Date	Fbx Lane Code	Weekly Change (%)	Price Per 40ft Container	Year Over Year Change (%)
China/East Asia to North America West Coast	freightos.com	USD	2026-09-25	FBX01	3.81	8,410.8	—

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About Freightos

Freightos, also known as FBX, returns the latest public weekly price per 40-foot container for a trade lane or global composite.

Get container freight rates accepts a lane name in words; leave it blank to return rates for all twelve lanes.

Built by Fous from fbx.freightos.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Freightos.

Actions

Get container freight rates

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Lane`lane`	Text	Optional	Trade lane in words, such as China to US West Coast, or Global composite index. Leave blank for all lanes.Example: China to US West Coast

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Rates`rates`	List	Latest weekly container freight rates.
Lane`rates[].lane`	Text	Trade lane in words.Example: China/East Asia to North America West Coast
Link`rates[].link`	Text	Freightos page for this lane.Example: https://www.freightos.com/enterprise/terminal/fbx-01-china-to-north-america-wes…
Currency`rates[].currency`	Text	Price currency, USD.Example: USD
Index Date`rates[].index_date`	Date	Date of the weekly index value.Example: 2026-09-25
Fbx Lane Code`rates[].fbx_lane_code`	Text	FBX index code.Example: FBX01
Weekly Change (%)`rates[].weekly_change_percent`	Number	Change from previous published weekly value, in percent.Example: 3.81
Price Per 40ft Container`rates[].price_per_40ft_container`	Number	Weekly price for a 40-foot container.Example: 8410.8
Year Over Year Change (%)`rates[].year_over_year_change_percent`	Number	Change versus a year earlier, if shown by Freightos; otherwise null.

Example result

For Lane: China to US West Coast

JSON

{
  "rates": [
    {
      "lane": "China/East Asia to North America West Coast",
      "link": "https://www.freightos.com/enterprise/terminal/fbx-01-china-to-north-america-west-coast/",
      "currency": "USD",
      "index_date": "2026-09-25",
      "fbx_lane_code": "FBX01",
      "weekly_change_percent": 3.81,
      "price_per_40ft_container": 8410.8,
      "year_over_year_change_percent": null
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@freightos",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_container_freight_rates",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "lane": "China to US West Coast"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare weekly container prices across trade lanes
Track weekly freight rate changes
Review prices for the global composite index
Plan shipping budgets using lane rates

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with Freightos?

No. Fous is not affiliated with Freightos. This workflow reads the public fbx.freightos.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a Freightos account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from fbx.freightos.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.