“3 months ago it was 3,500 US dollars, 1 month ago it was 5,000 US dollars, 3 days ago it was 7500 US dollars, one price per day, every day is very crazy.” Shipping prices are constantly adjusted, freight rates remain high, and the container crisis is quietly recurring.
The container crisis is re-emerging, and the cost is passed on to consumers?
It’s the season of shipping contract signing again. Most large retailers and manufacturers will sign annual agreements with shipping companies to lock in their container freight rates. However, signing the shipping contract for the next 12 months at the current shipping price can be said to be a lot of work. The import and export companies complained repeatedly.
From China to the West Coast of the United States to European ports, container prices have been hovering near record highs for several months.
It is understood that the Freightos Baltic Daily Indices (Freightos Baltic Daily Indices) recently hit a record high again. According to George Griffiths of S&P Global Platts’ global container freight pricing team, on the major global trade routes connecting Asia and North America, the contract price of a 40-foot container has been around US$2,500 to US$3,000 in recent weeks. , An increase of 25% to 50% from a year ago.
In the United States and other parts of the world, shipping usually has two peak seasons each year, including Christmas purchases before the Spring Festival holiday and late summer. The transition period between these two peak seasons can clear the previous container cargo backlog, but due to the Suez in March The congestion of the canal has worsened the backlog of container cargo.
Due to the shortage of containers and skyrocketing shipping prices, many foreign trade companies have been affected, and many companies even count it as a cost, which is borne by consumers.
An industry insider said: “The freight rates of the two main international container routes from Shanghai to Rotterdam and Shanghai to Los Angeles remain high. Merchants have begun to sign a one-year freight contract and put the freight into the cost.” Obviously, the freight rate has skyrocketed, and the company may be affected. These additional costs will eventually be passed on to consumers, especially smaller companies are more susceptible to the impact of freight and price increases.
It is understood that due to the impact of freight and raw materials, many companies have adjusted their commodity prices one after another, and some companies have raised commodity prices four times before and after. A person in charge of a foreign trade company said bluntly: “Price increases are inevitable, and once goods are piled up in containers or ports, the prices will increase more. However, fortunately, all competition is on the same ship.”
Previously, the world’s three largest shipping companies, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, have informed shippers that the chaotic situation of container trade is expected to wait until the second half of the year to return to normal.
On April 13, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Due to the impact of the relevant international epidemic, the transportation market, especially the shipping market, saw a sharp rise in transportation prices and the shortage of international shipping containers.
In response to issues such as “difficult to find a box”, Li Kuiwen, a spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs and Director of the Statistical Analysis Department, responded at the press conference that the General Administration of Customs is closely monitoring the latest changes in the international transportation market in conjunction with relevant departments such as transportation. In terms of creating a business environment, in conjunction with relevant departments, we are continuing to work hard to promote the healthy development of foreign trade.
Air freight increases again, Apple’s Huawei chartered flight is wrong?
While the shipping situation is not optimistic, air freight also adds to the congestion for sellers. An Amazon seller said that the three UPS tickets that he issued at the beginning of the month are still blocked in Hong Kong, and the explanation given by the freight forwarder is that Apple and Huawei chartered flights and vaccines, resulting in fewer and fewer flights. In addition, the price of air freight has been constantly increasing. rise.
The seller raised a question. If it is for vaccine transportation, it is understandable. Those brands have not released new products. Why do they have chartered flights? Many sellers said that this should be an excuse for freight forwarders. The so-called “brand charter” had a similar excuse as early as October last year. It should be that orders are still being queued, but the recent air freight prices are really shocking.
Earlier, due to the blockage of the Suez Canal, many sellers’ bulky goods such as bicycles and treadmills have also begun to board the plane. Many sellers bluntly say that it is better to spend more money than to wait. If you have to wait that long, it will be a drain on the company.
I learned from the freight forwarding office that the United States has recently increased the price of air delivery very severely. The price of one flight has been increased three times. The price list has just been sent out, and it didn’t take long to notify the price increase.
Not only that, the recent Amazon FBA listing speed has made sellers complain. A forwarder issued a notice and received a DPD notice. Due to the recent adjustment of the Amazon Amm warehouse’s warehousing plan, the goods currently sent to the warehouse are likely to be delayed and slow to sign. Remind sellers and friends to avoid sending to Amazon Amm warehouse (Spedition AmmHamburger Str. 99, 90451 Nürnberg, Germany). Recently, sellers and friends who have sent to the warehouse should pay more attention, prepare in advance, and pay more attention to the information in the warehouse.
In addition, several freight forwarders have learned that not only the prices of sea and air transportation have risen, but the prices of railway channels have also increased. According to the freight forwarder, the information obtained by their company’s inquiry is that the railway to Rotterdam has risen to 11,000 US dollars, which is three times the amount before the epidemic, and the position is extremely tight. “At present, the freight rates of Eurokey Port and West Coast Port are almost twice the highest rates I have seen in the past 20 years in the industry.”
Source: Hugo Net
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