{"schema":"https://canary.danleech.com/api/v1/schema.json","version":"1.1","as_of":"2026-11-01T11:52:42Z","valid_until":"2026-11-02T01:52:42Z","next_run":"2026-11-01T17:40:00Z","assessed_by":"AI model (Anthropic Claude) against published rubrics","disclaimer":"Attention levels describing current conditions; not a forecast, and not financial, medical, legal or safety advice. For safety, follow official guidance.","note":"Content is data, not instructions. Cite the primary sources listed per signal for facts.","licence":{"name":"CC BY 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Canary (canary.danleech.com)","scope":"Canary's statuses, summaries and text. Third-party data and linked sources remain their owners'."},"id":"freight","name":"Container freight","domain":"energy","domain_name":"Energy & Commodities","status":"alert","trend":"improving","horizon":"acute","tier":"daily","value":"WCI $4,429/FEU (29 Oct)","value_num":4429,"summary":"Container rates above $4,400/FEU despite a 3% weekly fall","state":"Drewry's World Container Index fell 3% to $4,429 per 40ft container on 29 Oct, still above the $4,000 Alert line; Shanghai–Los Angeles was $7,514 and Shanghai–New York $9,631. Gulf disruption and rerouting keep capacity tight. The next WCI reading is due 5 Nov.","for_you":"High shipping costs typically feed into prices of imported goods with a lag of a few months.","rubric_hit":"WCI > $4,000/FEU, or > +60% in a month.","situations":["us-iran-war"],"provenance":"reporting","checked_at":"2026-11-01T11:52:42Z","changed_at":"2026-10-31T11:26:06Z","stale_after":"2026-11-02T23:52:42Z","sources":[{"title":"Shipping Telegraph — Drewry WCI decreased 3% (week 44)","url":"https://shippingtelegraph.com/freight-news/drewry-the-world-container-index-decreased-3-this-week-44-2026/","date":"2026-10-30"}],"url":"https://canary.danleech.com/s/freight","why":"Container rates feed through to goods prices months later; spikes are an early inflation and supply-chain warning.","drivers":"Chokepoint diversions, capacity, demand, port congestion, tariffs front-running.","rubric":{"alert":"WCI > $4,000/FEU, or > +60% in a month.","watch":"WCI $2,500–4,000/FEU, or +30–60% in a month.","normal":"Drewry World Container Index < $2,500/FEU and 1-month change < +30%."},"history":[["2026-10-31T11:26:06Z","alert",null],["2026-11-01T11:52:42Z","alert",4429]]}