Due to the shortage of shipping containers, the seaborne prices have skyrocketed, and many import and export enterprises have been affected. Since 2010, the import and export trade has gradually improved, and there has been a shortage of shipping containers worldwide. The shipping prices have appeared at the highest point in recent years. Zhang Yiqiang, general manager of Qingdao Aikerujin Trading Co., Ltd., has been worrying about the export booking space recently. On the morning of October 12, he found a number of shipping companies to explode. Chen Ming, a marketing and sales person of Qingdao Haocheng International Logistics Co., Ltd., said that due to the shortage of shipping containers, the price of shipping has soared. He used the Middle East route such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as an example. The maritime container price is the highest, and the 20-foot standard container is quoted. The price is $1,600, and the 40-foot standard container is priced at $2,800. The offer has doubled since the beginning of the year.
“Import and export trade has rebounded and the demand for shipping containers has increased.” The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Transportation Commission said that during the financial crisis, shipping companies removed some of the old shipping containers in advance and reduced the purchase of new shipping in order to reduce operating costs. Container expenses. Since the second half of last year, the economy has recovered, the sea has improved, and the empty containers are tight. At the same time, trade imbalances have also caused a shortage of shipping containers.
The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Transportation Commission said that the logistics company should take measures to avoid risks, carry out box turnover according to the characteristics of the liner company and the characteristics of different routes and cargo flow; encourage customers to empty the container as soon as possible, speed up the box turnover; system management of the box , transfer to the empty box as needed to avoid the ship from binning twice.