Drewry WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai freight rate (WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai)

What does the Drewry Los Angeles to Shanghai rate measure?

The Drewry World Container Index Los Angeles to Shanghai lane reports a weekly spot container freight assessment for that direction, in US dollars per 40-foot container. It is one of eight directional routes in Drewry's WCI methodology. A reverse-direction assessment, where published, must not be substituted for this lane.

When is the Los Angeles to Shanghai assessment published?

Drewry updates its World Container Index route assessments weekly on Thursdays. OilPriceAPI shows the source observation date and checks it before labeling a value current. If the source stops updating, the page labels the last reading stale and omits its amount from the search title.

How can I use the Los Angeles to Shanghai freight API?

Request CONTAINER_FREIGHT_USLAX_CNSHA_USD to retrieve the Los Angeles to Shanghai assessment and its source timestamp. Compare the timestamp with other freight and cargo series before using the value. The composite World Container Index combines eight lanes, so it can move differently from this single route.

Who uses the WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai?

• Shippers comparing Los Angeles to Shanghai freight with their contract terms
• Analysts monitoring the Los Angeles to Shanghai container trade lane
• Developers combining directional freight assessments with cargo data

How do I get Drewry WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai freight rate data via API?

Request the latest WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai value from the OilPriceAPI REST endpoint using the code CONTAINER_FREIGHT_USLAX_CNSHA_USD. Sign up for a free API key, then call:

curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=CONTAINER_FREIGHT_USLAX_CNSHA_USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"

The response is JSON with the latest available value, currency/unit and publication timestamp. Poll on the index's publish cadence — weekly (thursday) — rather than every minute.

Is Drewry WCI Los Angeles to Shanghai freight rate data available as CSV?

Yes. Every price endpoint accepts format=csv and responds with the content type text/csv and a header row, instead of JSON. Same request, same weekly cadence — one extra parameter:

curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=CONTAINER_FREIGHT_USLAX_CNSHA_USD&format=csv" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"

You can confirm the format before signing up. This demo request needs no API key and returns real CSV:

curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/demo/prices?format=csv"

It answers with the content type text/csv and a header row, followed by one row per series. Use it to confirm that CSV is real before you sign up — but build your parser against the price endpoint, not against the demo: the two return different columns. The demo set also covers oil benchmarks only and does not include the freight indices.

code,name,price,currency,updated_at,change_24h,source

price,formatted,currency,code,created_at,updated_at,type,unit,source,as_of,collected_at,synthetic,stale,age_days

Check as_of for the source publication time and stale before relying on a value; collected_at records collection time. There is no name or change_24h column. Both header rows above were taken from live responses on 2026-08-21; treat column order as stable but read by name, not by index.

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