The index includes the information on container throughput in 91 international ports, and which accounts for around 60 percent of global container throughput.
In January 2026, the global container shipping throughput recorded an index value of . The index increased after the massive decrease caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite some setbacks since.Â
For the container throughput index a baseline value of 100 is assigned to 2015.
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RWI Essen. (March 3, 2026). Global container shipping throughput from January 2016 to January 2026 (index value) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1032213/global-growth-container-shipping/
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