The ConTex container ship time charter assessment index rose by 2 points in week 38 to reach 1,646, sources indicated on 18 September 2026, citing figures published by the Verband Hamburger und Bremer Schiffsmakler e.V (VHBS).

VHBS recorded the movement as a modest increase, equivalent to roughly 0.1 per cent week on week, and noted an overall gain of 1.7 per cent in the series noted in the announcement. The update was published by reports on 18 September 2026 and summarises the weekly ConTex statement.

The report characterised the index behaviour as a steady upward drift, with the latest two-point rise continuing that pattern. The description underlines the gradual and incremental nature of the movement rather than any abrupt change.

Weekly movement

A two-point absolute increase at the reported level produces a small percentage change, which VHBS quantified as about 0.1 per cent over the prior week. That narrow rise left the index at 1,646, a level the association recorded in its weekly assessment.

Traders, charterers and other observers who follow weekly indices typically treat such modest week-on-week moves as part of normal market oscillation, and the VHBS characterisation of the series as drifting upwards reflects that measured assessment.

Recent performance

The VHBS update also noted a 1.7 per cent gain recorded in the index data referenced in the summary. The statement sets the two-point change in the context of a broader, if still modest, upward movement in the ConTex reading.

Key figures from the VHBS summary published via reports:

  • ConTex index level: 1,646.
  • Weekly change: +2 points (approximately +0.1%).
  • Cumulative change noted in the report: +1.7%.

The weekly note from VHBS, as relayed by reports, emphasises the continuity of the trend rather than any sudden shift. That focus on steady drift anchors the latest numbers as incremental adjustments to the assessment index.

Market participants who monitor container ship time charter assessment indices rely on frequent updates to track short-term movements; VHBS's weekly release, and the summary carried by reports on 18 September 2026, provides one such reference point. The latest published figures therefore form part of the continuing record of ConTex readings used to gauge time charter assessment conditions.

The modest two-point gain maintains the ConTex series on an upward trajectory recorded in the association's recent statements, and VHBS's language in the weekly note framed the change as part of an ongoing, steady climb rather than a pronounced market reversal. The published figures serve as a concise snapshot of the assessment index for week 38 as communicated on 18 September 2026.