Major textile clusters are opening their markets one after another, which means that the textile market in the new year is finally about to begin. Logistics, the most critical factor restricting the market, is improving significantly. With demand backlogged due to the epidemic, the market may see a surge in orders.
Ningbo Zhoushan Port: Return to work and return to work The number of container truck drivers increased 3.4 times in just one week
The number of container truck drivers returning to work at Ningbo Zhoushan Port increased from 1,691 on February 14 to 7,485 on February 22 , an increase of 3.4 times in just one week!
The production rhythm in the port area has gradually recovered, and the number of trucks on the highway has also increased significantly.
More than 10 days ago, it was a different scene here. As enterprises resume work and production in an orderly manner, the container trucks that open up the “last mile” of port channels have insufficient transportation capacity, resulting in goods being blocked from going to sea. According to statistics, Ningbo has 1,660 truck companies, 21,064 vehicles, and 25,000 truck drivers. Since 95% of truck drivers are not locals, only about 800 people stayed in Ningbo during the epidemic. “It’s hard to find a truck” has put Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, which has the world’s largest cargo throughput, into a dilemma where it is difficult to get out of the stacked containers and unable to get in the export goods, making it difficult for enterprises to resume work to “have a smooth flow of goods.”
Shanghai Port: The average daily traffic volume of the East China Sea Bridge is three times that of early February
Is the import and export business good? Take a run on the outer ring highway. The roads are crowded with trucks. The economic momentum is great. Shanghai, as the economic center of China, is in the process of opening the spring of 2020. Experiencing the battle against the new coronavirus pneumonia, the import and export business has also been affected. With the arrival of the resumption period on February 10, the container handling business of Shanghai Yangshan Port, the world’s largest port, directly reflects the current situation of my country’s import and export business.
Recently, the average daily traffic volume of the Donghai Bridge has returned to about 9,000 vehicles, which is three times the daily average of 3,000 vehicles in early February.
Guangzhou Port: Production capacity is also gradually recovering
At the current stage, all production work in Guangzhou Port is proceeding smoothly and orderly. Various prevention and control measures during the epidemic are being carried out in an orderly manner, and production capacity is gradually recovering.
The reefer container yard, dangerous goods yard and inspection yard in Nansha Port Area have sufficient resources to ensure the smooth and orderly operation of customer goods in the port during the epidemic prevention and control period. Big impact.
Xiamen Port: Policy plan to support the shipping industry in protesting the epidemic is introduced
Recently, the China Shipowners Association submitted the “Letter from the China Shipowners Association on Submitting the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on the Shipping Industry and Response Suggestions” to the State Council, requesting exemption of port construction fees, reduction of cargo port fees, Reduce or reduce tonnage tax, reduce individual taxes for employees, reduce or reduce cargo port fees, suggest reducing port fees such as dock berthing fees, tugboat fees, reduce pilot fees, suggest reducing tally fees, and suggest canceling port facility security fees (port The security facilities are only invested once, but security fees are charged per ton as long as the goods arrive). It is recommended to ban the illegal charges of “pollution cleanup agreement fees”, standardize the deployment of oil boom fees, etc.
On February 22, 2020, the General Office of the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government issued the “Notice of the General Office of the Xiamen Municipal People’s Government on Issuing an Implementation Plan to Support the Development of Port and Shipping Enterprises in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic” 》, implement policies such as exemption of port fees, security fees, halving of pilotage fees, reduction and exemption of lump-sum fees and parking fees.
The China Shipowners Association calls on relevant national government departments and local governments to learn from Xiamen City’s policies and plans to actively support the shipping industry in protesting the epidemic.
Under market conditions not seen in decades, textile companies What will happen?
This year’s market situation is unprecedented in the textile industry for decades, and textile people will also encounter some situations they have never encountered before.
1. Orders everywhere! The backlog of demand urgently needs to be released
The first is the backlog of orders. When it comes to the textile market in 2019, most textile people will say that there are too few orders, and there are not enough large orders. They are all small batches and multiple batches, which do not make much profit and require a lot of energy.
After the beginning of this year, this situation may change.
On the one hand, during the month when China’s textile industry was “suspended” due to the epidemic, the demand in the domestic trade market decreased because people across the country were “hunkering down at home”, but on the other hand, On the one hand, the demand in the foreign trade market has not changed significantly. The current stage is when the market gradually starts to pick up in the first half of each year. Whether it is traders’ stocking needs or foreign trade orders accumulated in the early stage, they are real needs.
On the other hand, the Sino-US trade friction has begun to gradually ease, and the United States has reduced the additional tariffs on products involving US$30 million.� The recovery of the US market is definitely a major benefit to the textile market.
So overall, in the coming period, there will definitely be no shortage of orders in the market.
2. Opportunities come with risks, and survival is the first priority
What should textile companies do when faced with this unprecedented market situation? The editor here has two immature suggestions for reference only.
Be cautious when accepting orders and pay attention to the delivery date
First, accept orders One must be cautious. As mentioned above, after the beginning of this year, because demand needs to be released urgently, there will be no shortage of orders in the market. The editor also saw the news today that a textile foreign trade company in Huzhou received an 18 million U.S. dollars on the first day of resumption of work in the new year. large foreign trade orders.
But at the same time, we must see that the problem of “labor shortage” has led to a slow recovery in the start-up of weaving enterprises, and there is an even shortage of professional talents in the dyeing and finishing industry. The probability of encountering such problems bigger.
Therefore, in the period when the market first opens, the order completion speed is bound to be longer than in previous years. When receiving orders, companies must set aside more time than in previous years. Prepare in advance to respond to the slow recovery of production capacity in the textile industry chain and various emergencies that may occur. </p
