Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
The global XSI shipping rose again in August to 453.2 points, yet another a new record. This was up by 4.1% from July 2022 and 121.2% from August 2021. On some major trades, rates for new long-term contracts are dropping, but not enough to counteract the effects of expiring long-term contracts with considerably lower rates.
