According to the “Maritime Silk Road Index” released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange on the 7th, the Ningbo export container freight index closed at 2597.4 points, setting a new record high. According to industry insiders, it will be difficult for container shipping prices to fall before September this year.
Data show that among the 21 routes in the world, the freight index of 16 routes increased, and the freight index of only 5 routes fell. Among the major ports along the “Maritime Silk Road”, the freight index of 12 ports increased.
Qian Hanglu, industry analyst at Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate for a high container on the European route has exceeded 9,500 US dollars; the freight rate for the east-west route has exceeded US$9,500 Five digits; the freight rates for the US East and US West routes have reached levels of US$5,600 and US$4,400.
The freight rates remain high, mainly due to the stable epidemic situation in my country, the influx of a large number of overseas orders, and the periodic shortage of transportation capacity in the main routes. At a foreign trade company in Cixi, Zhejiang, European and American orders have been scheduled until August. Due to lack of space and boxes, less than 10 containers are shipped every day, resulting in a large backlog of products.
Lao Baisheng, deputy general manager of a foreign trade company in Ningbo, Zhejiang: Only 9 containers arrived today. Normally we would have more than 30 containers every day, but the containers are tight. Containers are hard to find, and the cost of containers has increased a lot. Some boxes have to be purchased with money, so it puts a lot of pressure on us to ship.
The workload of logistics companies between cargo owners and ship owners has increased several times. They are receiving goods and looking for ships every day.
Jia Jun, chairman of a logistics group in Ningbo, Zhejiang: Our daily orders now exceed more than 10,000 boxes, and less than 50% are actually shipped. The situation of lack of cabins and boxes still exists.
Despite the increase in costs, most companies are still actively booking space and seeking shipments. Some companies began to negotiate with foreign buyers, trying to maintain profits and stabilize production by raising product prices. </p
