Due to the epidemic situation at the destination port and the quarantine of all CLX crew members due to infection, the CLX+ ship was unable to return in time and the CCX was empty. Therefore, the Matson Steamship ETD was originally scheduled to suspend sailing on 1.19/1.20.
Under the severe epidemic, export shipping schedules will face more severe challenges, and the entire US shipping line continues to be tight. Market demand and shipping space are still in a serious imbalance between supply and demand, and the situation will even worsen with the arrival of the shipment peak on the eve of the Spring Festival.
As of1 month6, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the United States has exceeded span>580010,000 cases, the cumulative death toll exceeds 8310,000, and daily new cases continue to set new records.
Currently, the rate of positive COVID-19 diagnoses among longshoremen and office workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is rising rapidly. President of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) who has a coast-to-coast contract with the warehouse union (ILWU) Jim McKennasaid on Tuesday:“The next two weeks are going to be terrible“.
Due to the repeated impact of the epidemic in the United States, the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach has greatly reduced the cargo clearance efficiency of the port terminals. The cargo of the shipping company cannot be cleared and shipped out in time, resulting in the increase in the stay time of ocean-going cargo ships in the port. It increased the shipping company’s expenses, so for a time, shipping companies‘abandoned containers‘, which in turn This in turn aggravated port congestion caused by stranded cargo at terminals, as well as the shortage of containers on China-US routes, repeating the cycle.
Due to the epidemic, Matson’s shipping schedule will be affected and changed. Industry insiders said that this change may lead to a recent price increase. Friends who are in a hurry, please pay attention, arrange your delivery plan reasonably, and ship steadily!
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