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  Bad news for lack of cabinets! European shipping giant re-transmits the accident of container fallin
 

2021-03-15 11:38:10

 

While the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is still in the pandemic, many companies have turned around at full capacity,

 
Many empty containers have been rushed back to Asia to earn a premium on the return route to the United States, and the shipping industry is facing a shortage of containers.
 
However, recently, there have been frequent occurrences of container falling into the sea. European shipping giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping reported 41 more containers falling into the Pacific Ocean.
 
 
 
"Bloomberg" reported that MSC Hyundai made a statement on Thursday that its cargo ship "MSC Aries" went from Long Beach, California to Ningbo, China when the container collapsed under bad weather.
 
The preliminary report shows that no cargo has entered the water. It is being assessed whether the remaining containers on the ship are damaged. It is currently anchored at Ningbo Port. It is expected that the service will be resumed as soon as the investigation is completed.
 
The website of WK Webster, a maritime evidence consulting company, showed that 41 empty containers fell from the ship around January 29, and surveyors have been assigned to investigate the damage.
 
 
 
This is at least the second time this year, and the third time in less than 10 weeks that a large number of containers have fallen into the Pacific Ocean transported by ducts.
 
"Essen" of Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, lost approximately 750 containers when sailing from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles last month;
 
Japan’s “Apus” of Ocean Network Express (ONE) lost more than 1,800 containers when sailing from China to the United States at the end of November last year.
 
 
 
The World Shipping Council estimates that from 2008 to 2019, an average of 1,382 containers were lost at sea each year.
 
When the demand for container shipping is greater than the supply, the freight rate remains high, and the purchasing power of the Chinese is increasing.
 
The freight rate for each large container (40-foot container) from Shanghai to Taiwan reached US$1,600, a 16-fold increase over the past.
 
 
 
Recently, in addition to the continued prosperity of the Far East to the United States, the Far East to Europe and Southeast Asia routes have also maintained stable and high-end freight rates.
 
 
 
 
In terms of Southeast Asian routes, the freight rate per container from Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City has recently been around US$1,600, while it is difficult to find one container in Singapore.
 
The freight rate for each large container is between 1,600 and 1,800 US dollars, mainly because Singapore is the main port of the Far East for transit to Europe. At present, the space for the Far East to Europe has already been booked.
 
As a result, it is difficult to find a container in Singapore, and the freight rate continues to remain high.
 
 
 
In addition, the current freight rates of cross-strait routes are contrary to the past. Currently, the freight rates from Shanghai to Taiwan have risen sharply, and the price per large container is about US$1,600.
 
This is a substantial increase from the previous freight rate of USD 100. Most of them are e-commerce needs, and it is obvious that the purchasing power of the Chinese people is full.