Tianjin Shipping Index
Shipping index is a kind of relative index which reflects the impact of the comprehensive changes in supply and demand of shipping market at different times on the freight rates. Tianjin Shipping Index provides a market reference which could reflect the freight volatility in Tianjin and Northern China. It is consisting of four sub-indices, which are Tianjin Container Freight Index (TCI), Tianjin Bulk Freight Index (TBI), Tianjin Domestic Freight Index (TDI), and International Grain Future Freight (IGF).
Base period
July 16th, 2010. Base period value: 1000.
Time of daily publishing
11:00 (BJT) on every working day, published by Tianjin International Trade and Shipping Service Center.