Its Intra-Asia Freight Rate Index fell 10% in the three months to January 2015 to reach $900 per feu, its lowest level since Drewry first started publishing the index in March 2011. The index has fallen 7% in the last 12 months.

The monthly Intra-Asia Freight Rate Index is a weighted average of spot container freight rates across multiple routes serving intra-Asian trades, excluding South Asia and Middle Eastern trades.

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