Epidemic “container” guided by the shipping industry chain

A stable, orderly and efficient, it is the necessary condition to the healthy development of the shipping market, but the outbreak in a foreign country without effective control, some overseas port railway, under the condition of empty container return card resistance, only to take “very” measures to resolve problem.

“Bull market” shipping, but is full of the thorns

In early 2020, the outbreak disrupted the normal rhythm of international shipping market, international trade “cool”, shipping market bottomed.But since June 2020, international routes rate started to rise, the United States, southeast Asia and other regions overall rising of the line, and unprecedented rise.Into 2021, freight rate rises, but it is still high.

Some freight enterprise, rose 4 times the left and right sides of the line in the United States, Europe rose less than 3 times, the red sea, Aden particular routes and even up 10 times.

Reporters found that the main reason for the freight rate jumped in two aspects: one is affected by the outbreak, some foreign orders transferred to effectively control the outbreak of China, coupled with foreign “curtilage economy” demand for consumer goods, foreign trade shipments soared, objectively increases the transport demand;Second, the foreign port to cease production and operation efficiency drops sharply, a large number of ships in anchorage waiting for berth, consumes valuable resource capacity, also led to a large number of empty container stranded abroad, domestic serious “box” deficiency.

Rate rises for foreign trade enterprise to bring the direct cost pressure, some foreign trade enterprise under the shipment longer cycle and price increase, long-term orders.Not timely delivery will also face the risk of default.The foreign trade market “hot” export, but the way of shipment is full of the thorns.

hina shipowners’ association, vice President of Zhang Shouguo believes that the current price is the result of market supply and demand adjustment, high freight is a global phenomenon.Since the outbreak, predominantly capacity and container shipping strained resources is global, resource supply relative to the continuing strong market demand, the lack of integrity.For example, for the far east Europe, east Asia, southeast Asia and South Asia’s export market freight rate also rose sharply, some even more than the domestic market freight rate rise.

Reporters from many shipping companies both at home and abroad to understand, shipping “bull market” in 10 years, in order to seize this opportunity, shipping companies on the capacity, comprehensive and unconventional measures, such as rent the multi-purpose container cargo ship transport, etc., trying to ease the shortage of capacity.At present, the global container capacity total scale has increased by 3% than before the outbreak, spare capacity has been from the outbreak of the early in May, 2020 11.6% fell to 1% in December, 2020, which is based on 1% of spare capacity in the ship.Can say, can be operating has been put into operation of the ship.

In January 2021, the global container market overall investment capacity of 23.363 million teus, capacity size has returned to the level before the global outbreak in January 2020.As of February 26, 2021, the global container market capacity of nearly 24 million teus, increased by 3%, compared to the same than before the outbreak of capacity increase about 700000 teus.

The first echelon, cosco shipping into the global liner companies global capacity ranks third but not dominance.In the European market, for example, cosco shipping market share of only 12%.Cosco shipping, container capacity of 3.07 million teus currently on the market, compared with the same period last year growth of 4%.Since the end of may last year, the company’s total increased by 40 ships capacity increased nearly 200000 teus, increased 7%.

Zhang Shouguo argue that although capacity already full, but the freight is down there will be a process, the specific time depends on the epidemic situation, economic situation, and every link of logistics transportation system factors.

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