# Weekly Pulse — September 28, 2026

> WCI eases to $4,468 ahead of Golden Week, the FIX jumps to 17.71, Manzanillo’s CRT test stalls in confusion, and the electronic value declaration has three days left. What moves your operation, in two minutes.

Source: https://www.freightspot.com/en/resources/market-update/pulso-2026-09-28 · Updated: 2026-09-28 · Edition: Week of September 28 · Data as of: 2026-09-28 · Publisher: FreightSpot

## Key takeaways

- **Golden Week: rates ease; blanks rise; soft print expected next week.** Drewry’s WCI on **Sep 24** closed at **$4,468/FEU (−1%)**. Transpacific was firmer — Shanghai–LA **$7,838 (+2%)**, Shanghai–NY **$10,373 (flat)** — while Asia–Europe fell: Shanghai–Genoa **$3,835 (−5%)**, Shanghai–Rotterdam **$3,485 (−4%)** as Suez containership transits rose **41→48** (W37→W38). Carriers announced **15 Transpacific blank sailings** for next week (vs 9) and **7 Asia–Europe** (vs 3). Drewry still expects East–West rates to soften into the holiday. Lock Asia–Mexico space and confirm the sailing, not just the rate.
- **Manzanillo landside: CRT test announced, then walked back.** Copoma told truckers that from **Sep 24**, afternoon Contecon appointments should stage at the **Centro de Regulación Terrestre (CRT)**; Contecon publicly said the notice was not coordinated with the terminal and to keep the current gate process. A source told T21 the Sep 24 trial did not run; stakeholders were due to meet again **Mon Sep 28**. Volume print is unchanged: **2.82M TEU Jan–Aug (+11%)**. Until one instruction is clear, pad landside time for Pacific boxes.
- **Electronic value declaration: three days left.** MVE becomes mandatory on **October 1, 2026** (SAT/ANAM joint release 53-2026). From today (**Sep 28**), **~3 days** remain under the transitional window; without a VUTCE folio, definitive clearance stops. Facilities run through Dec 31 (pedimento annexes and E15 contract summaries) — use them, but do not delay transmission. Guide: [new MVE extension](https://www.freightspot.com/en/blog/nueva-prorroga-manifestacion-valor-electronica-2026).
- **Peso: FIX jumps to 17.7100.** Banxico set **17.7100** MXN/USD on **Sep 25** (last banking business day; Sat/Sun/Mon morning N/A until the noon FIX). Versus **17.2450** on Sep 18, that is roughly **+2.7%** more pesos per dollar week over week — the sharpest move in recent Pulso prints. The rate that counts on the entry is still the DOF rate on clearance day. **Gap:** no September EAX (Asia–Mexico) print yet; August’s **$6,415/FEU** remains the latest published reference.
- **T-MEC round four slips to October; border windows unchanged.** Mexico and the U.S. postponed the fourth bilateral review round from September into **October** (agenda conflicts; steel/aluminum/auto Section 232 talks continue in working groups). At the border, Colombia Solidarity’s **empty-trailer extended hours** (from Sep 14, 90 days) and World Trade Bridge’s **Saturday close at 7 p.m.** (three-month pilot from Sep 5) remain in force — laden freight still plans against live CBP waits.

## Indicators

| Indicator | Value | Change | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Drewry WCI | $4,468 |  | USD/FEU · −1% weekly · Sep 24 |
| FIX exchange rate | $17.7100 |  | MXN/USD · Sep 25 · Banxico |
| MVE countdown | 3 days |  | Mandatory Oct 1 · SAT/ANAM |

## Sources

- [Daily Cargo News — Drewry WCI Sep 24, 2026 ($4,468; blanks; Suez)](https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/world-container-index-24-september-2026)
- [gCaptain — WCI edges lower ahead of Golden Week; Suez traffic returns](https://gcaptain.com/container-rates-edge-lower-ahead-of-golden-week-as-suez-traffic-returns/)
- [Banxico — FIX Sep 25, 2026 (17.7100)](https://www.banxico.org.mx/tipcamb/tipCamMIAction.do?idioma=es)
- [ANAM — joint release 53-2026 (MVE mandatory Oct 1, 2026)](https://www.anam.gob.mx/comunicado-prensa-conjunto-53-2026/)
- [T21 — Manzanillo CRT / Patio Regulador trial dispute (Sep 25)](https://t21.com.mx/patio-regulador-de-manzanillo-una-prueba-acordada-dos-instrucciones-para-los-transportistas/)
- [T21 — T-MEC fourth round profiled for October](https://t21.com.mx/cuarta-ronda-mexico-eu-por-t-mec-se-perfila-para-octubre-cadena-de-suministro-entre-prioridades/)
- [CBP — 90-day extended hours for empty trailers at Colombia Solidarity](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-announces-90-day-extended-hours-program-empty-trailers-colombia)
- [LaredoBuzz — World Trade Bridge Saturday hours pilot (to 7 p.m.)](https://laredobuzz.com/2026/09/laredo-port-of-entry-announces-extended-saturday-operational-hours-at-world-trade-bridge/laredo-texas)

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