Drewry World Container Index (WCI) Price
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) is a benchmark composite spot freight rate, in US dollars per 40-foot container, across eight major East-West trade routes. Published every Thursday by Drewry, it is one of the most cited container freight rate benchmarks. Access timestamped benchmark data through the OilPriceAPI REST API.
Need this data in your app?
GET /v1/prices/latest?by_code=DREWRY_WCI_USD → $4473.00Timestamped Updates
Drewry World Container Index (WCI) responses include source timestamps for workflow freshness checks
Freshness Metadata
Responses include timestamps so customers can monitor whether a benchmark is fresh enough for their workflow
API Integration
Simple REST API with comprehensive documentation and code examples
About Drewry World Container Index (WCI)
Market Overview
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) is a benchmark composite spot freight rate, in US dollars per 40-foot container, across eight major East-West trade routes. Published every Thursday by Drewry, it is one of the most cited container freight rate benchmarks.
Key Information
- Category: Freight
- Unit: USD per 40ft container
- API code: CONTAINER_FREIGHT_COMPOSITE_USD (requests with the legacy code DREWRY_WCI_USD are accepted and return this code)
- Freshness: timestamped response; cadence varies by source
Integrate Timestamped Drewry World Container Index (WCI) Data
Get timestamped drewry world container index (wci) price data through the same API path powering this page. Start with one benchmark code and wire it into your workflow.
curl -H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY' \ 'https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=CONTAINER_FREIGHT_COMPOSITE_USD'