Recently, the World Trade Center Road in Hong Kong, a freight forwarding company salesman Hsiao-how not happy: now box set is serious shortage of transport market, he is the most important task is to work every day and do everything possible to discuss the shipping box.
" Cargo market phenomenon is indeed a serious lack of me." July 22, Qingdao COSCO International Freight Co., Ltd. Marketing & Xu Ting, confirmed to reporters," Some companies have even Start the owner refused to accept orders to reduce the use of containers cycles."

container manufacturer felt" box shortage." Cut-off 22-month-old New Huachang Qingdao Container Co., Ltd. delivered within 5 days in the resumption of work, it received orders for three months." Hard to find a box container, early in June under the container manufacturing orders, higher prices have reached 2700 U.S. dollars, last year only 1800 U.S. dollars ~ 1900 U.S. dollars. And now getting goods to wait at least 3 months." Xinhuachang vice Chun told reporters, general manager of the.

" a box of hard to find" , the tariffs are rising. From the beginning, container shipping, the price continued to rise. Especially since April, the main route up container freight rates have to some extent, to South East Asia, for example, tariffs are per TEU at 620 U.S. dollars, or 40%, plus an additional fee of Wang, site fees the numerous charges, container freight has gone up more than 1 times. Middle East, the Red Sea line rose even more than 140%.

foreign market rebound is the main cause

" container is still the root cause of the shortage of foreign trade market to pick up, container transport on behalf of the foreign trade market, the higher degree of complementarity with the first half of the foreign trade market." Qingdao University International Research Center for Logistics and Supply Chain section of Pei You, deputy director of that financial crisis led to international trade remains in the doldrums, many people began to join forces sealed container giant capacity, and to take the slow navigation advanced ship-breaking, boat and other means delays in the delivery, especially a lot of container shipping company also canceled orders. Strong volume growth this year, resulting in a number of containers currently in circulation have been unable to meet the strong rebound in export demand.

Hui Ting is analyzed that the concentration of exporters, shipping has also led to a shortage of container ." July 15, the state canceled the 406 kinds of commodities for export tax rebates, combined with this year's Ramadan, the Islamic Middle East, speaking from the Gregorian year is earlier than 10 days (of Ramadan this year, roughly from mid-August), many exporters 6,7 month in time for a large number of shipping containers so even there detonation capsule on the situation."

small and medium sized foreign trade enterprises" unbearable burden"

tight container shipping market, shipping companies and container manufacturers overjoyed, but the foreign trade enterprises, the survival pressure increased sharply. Labor-intensive textile and clothing industry, the average profit level of exports was only 3% -5%, container freight rates rose sharply almost" unbearable burden" less bargaining power especially small and medium sized foreign trade enterprises.

" Unable to bear the cost pressures, some foreign manufacturers do not ship altogether." Kam range of international logistics services, said Zhang Shuo Qingdao Branch Manager, this may be the consequences is that the decline in foreign trade shipments. Also in turn put pressure on shipping companies.

in the" boycott" the situation of rising prices is difficult to be effective, the foreign trade enterprises seem to only" change their" this path option. Qingdao Bureau of Commerce, foreign trade planning, who, ho said that the tariff increases on labor-intensive and extensive foreign trade enterprises most affected. But from another perspective, it can also promote foreign trade companies to increase product value-added direction." RMB appreciation and rising freight rates will inevitably lead to drop out of the profits of enterprises have to adapt to change, forcing companies to accelerate products to enhance the added value of brand concepts, improve their core competitiveness and international bargaining power."

market outlook remains unclear

in the second half, Cargo market will cool down? Great differences in the industry. Wan Hai Lines of the analysis pointed out that this time of year has always been the export season, but the reality of lack of capacity under the booking form for this year's hot situation. Therefore, the container sea freight prices will not last, the next few months, container freight rates may be stabilizing.

In addition, the authority of the Composite Index of the Baltic Freight Index (BDI) in the fall, and dry bulk goods market downturn, take months to transfer to the container market, industry sources, the sustainability of the container boom remains to be seen.

However, almost all shipping companies on the market outlook is more optimistic, in addition to raising tariffs, the shipping companies also began planning for peak season surcharge. AADA (Asia, Australia, tariff agreements Organization) member shipping companies, including China Shipping, COSCO, Maersk, Hyundai and other major international shipping companies have decided that from July to October period of incremental increase in phases, and tariff Peak Season Surcharge, per charge range from 300 dollars to 600 dollars, almost a record amount of additional costs over the years on record.

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