There is a shortage of containers, freight prices are skyrocketing, bank accounts are closed, raw material costs are skyrocketing, old customers continue to lose, new customers’ orders disappear, and the difficulty of finding a container is becoming more and more serious…
After the U.S. line freight rate soared nearly 10% on the 28th at the end of last month compared with the previous day, it jumped from US$3,377/FEU on December 31 to US$3,740/FEU on January 1, an increase of up to 10.75%.
Among them, the freight rate on the China/East Asia-Northern Europe route hit a record high, reaching US$6,992/FEU. Compared with the freight rate of US$5,662 on December 31, the last day of 2020, it suddenly jumped overnight. 23.5%.
According to the notice issued by the shipping company, following the increase in surcharges in mid-December, some shipping companies began to implement general rate increases (GRI) from January 1.
On January 1, CMA CGM, COSCO (for service contracts only), Evergreen, HMM, ONE, Yang Ming and ZIM announced a US$1,000 per FEU GRI. ;
In addition, Hapag-Lloyd listed a price per FEU GRI of $1,500 on January 1, including previously deferred GRIs.
Hapag-Lloyd will increase new freight rates from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean starting from January 1, 2021. Hapag-Lloyd also announced that from February 1, 2021, it will All dry boxes from East Asia to the United States and Canada are charged GRI.
Maersk announced that starting from January 1, 2021, 40-foot reefer containers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia to the Nordic region will be shipped to the Nordic region. Boxes are subject to a peak season surcharge of $2,000.
In addition, many carriers such as CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, HMM, ONE, OOCL, and YangMing serving the East Asia/US trade routes have adjusted fuel surcharges. Effective from January 1 to March 31, 2021.
If you can accept the price of this route, don’t worry. If you accept the price, you may not have a box, and even if you have a box, you may not have space.
If the boxes and cabins are complete, you may not be able to unload the ship after arriving at the port smoothly. There may not be a trailer to transport it to you after unloading, even if your goods are shipped. The consignee may not necessarily receive the goods, nor may he pay you the shipping fee after receiving the goods.
So, no matter what, for the sake of insurance, everyone remember to pay the freight in advance before the goods are shipped out. </p
