The signal: China airlines are busy!
Theseaandtheskyareblue,andtheirpathsaremyriad.Accordingtoshipinformationobtainedbymeansofcommunicationsatellites,theactivityofshipsinChina'scoastalareasandinlandriversisincreasingrapidly.ComparedwiththatoflateFebruary,theshiptracksinthebohaibaytotheYangtzeriverestuaryandthebeibubayareainthemiddleofmarchandtheinlandrivershiptracksobtainedbysatelliteandothermeansinChina(excludingHongKong,MacaoandTaiwanareas)weresignificantlyexpanded,indicatingthattheshipoutboundandnavigationactivitywasgreatlyenhanced.ShipsfromtheseportsaremainlyfromJapan,SouthKoreaandVietnam,whichmeansChina'stradewiththesecountriesisrapidlyresuming.AstheEuropeanandAmericancountrieswereseriouslyaffectedbytheepidemicandthetradevolumedecreasedrapidly,theflightpathofthefarcoastofthesoutheastcoasttothesecountriesmainlydecreased,buttheflightpathdensityofthenearcoastengagedindomestictradeincreasedsignificantly.ByMarch20,thenumberofinboundandoutboundfreightshipsnationwidehadreached119%ofthatonJanuary20.Intheair,therewere3.8timesasmanydirectcargoflightsfromChinaaroundtheworldonMarch19astherewereonFebruary1,andmoreandfasterdeliveriesofeverythingfrommaskstomedicalsupplies.Theworld'ssecondlargesteconomy,withanannualGDPofnearly100trillionyuan,isnotonlyrapidlyresumingproduction,butalsocontributingtotheglobalfightagainsttheepidemicandeconomicstability.Guangzhouport,theworld'sfifthportincargothroughput,thepearlriverdelta"madeinChina"export.ComparedwithFebruary1,thenumberofshipsinthepearlriverestuary,abouttoentertheoceanorportsignificantlyincreasedinmid-march.Communicationsatellitesandshore-basedbasestationscanobtaininformationsuchasshipposition,speed,draughtdepthanddangerousgoodstransmittedbytheshipautomaticidentificationsystem(AIS).Especiallyforocean-goingships,satelliteAIScaneffectivelyguaranteenavigationsafety.Theoilproductslogisticsareaofdalianportcanmeettherequirementsoftheworld'slargestulcc-class(440,000ton"taiou")tankerfullof450,000tonsofcrudeoilterminal,aswellas100,000tonsofLNGterminaland150,000tonsofrefinedoilterminal,allofwhichareberkedattheport.ComparedwithFebruary1,thenumberofshipscallingatdalianportinmid-marchincreasedsignificantly.In2020,thefirstnewlyopenedshippingrouteofdalianportisthecontainertraderoutebetweenquanzhouanddalian,whichnotonlymeetsthesupplydemandofthemanufacturersofepidemicpreventionmaterialsinsouthChina,butalsoexpandsthetransportationrangeofpetroleumproductsindalian.Thenumberofinboundandoutboundfreightshipsreachedalowpointinmid-februaryandthenroserapidly,reaching119%onMarch20.SincetheoutbreakofCOVID19,thenationalmaritimeauthoritieshavestrictlyimplementedthepreventionandcontroloftheepidemicbyimplementinghierarchicalmanagement,applyinginformationanddataplatform,andestablishingemergencycontactmechanism,andsimplifiedtheprocedurestohelpshippingenterprisestoresumeworkandproduction,thushelpingthenationaleconomytostabilize.AsmajorcountriesinEuropeandtheUnitedStateswerehitbytheepidemic,internationaltradedeclined,butthenumberofvesselsenteringandleavingtheportofChina'sforeigntradecontinuedtopickup,andbyMarch20,ithadrecoveredto87.7%ofJanuary20.MostofChina'smainexportcategoriesarerecovering,withimportsandexportsofironoreandironoreproducts,chemicalsandlightindustrialproductsincreasingevenmore.Busywaterwaysnotonlyappearalongthecoast,butalsodeepinland.Hefeiport,oneofthe28majorinlandportsinChina,has47,100teuofforeigntradecargo(includinglandreformwater)onFebruary10,March13,up12.6%yearonyear.Especiallyaftertheresumptionofworkandproductioninmid-february,hefeiportexperiencedaninboundandoutboundpeakandgraduallyreturnedtothenormallevel.Withinamonth,China'sdomesticandnonstopcargoflightstootherpartsoftheworldincreasedrapidly,asdidthenumberofflightsonexistingroutes,andtheorangeandbluelinesmarkingroutesbecamethicker.SincethebeginningofFebruary,thenumberofcargoflightsinChinahasbeenrisingsteadily.Ingeneral,thepeaktimeofpassengertransportisatthebeginningofeachweek,andcargoflights"giveway"duringrouteplanning,sothe"trough"willappearrepeatedlyinthefigure.Shanghai,hometopudonginternationalairport,China'slargestcargoairport,hasseenmoreoutboundcargoflightsthandomesticones.Atthecargoterminalofpudongairport,theloadingandunloadingofseveralplanesonthegroundonFebruary3isnotobvious.OnMarch6ththerewerefewerplanesontheground,moreloadingandunloadingoperations,andmorecargopiledup.AtthecargoterminalofBeijingcapitalinternationalairport,thenumberofgoodsstackedonthegroundandthenumberofvehiclesintheparkinglotincreasedsignificantly.Accordingtostatisticsfromtheaviationbigdataplatform,onMarch10,thenumberofcargoflightsatthecapitalairportwas2.3timesthatofFebruary1,andalargenumberofmaterialsdepartedfromtheairporttogotoallpartsoftheworld.Source:WeChatpublicnumber"xinhua"
How to deal with the problem of overweight containers?
ThedalianmaritimesafetyadministrationanddaliancustomsseizedacaseinJune2018inwhich35containersweremorethan130tonsoverweight.ItisthelargestcaseofoverweightcontainersinChinawiththelargestnumberofcasesandthelargestweight. Accordingtotheweighometermeasurement,thedeclaredweightofthese35containersisseriouslyinconsistentwiththeactualweight,withatotalof133tonsoverweight.Amongthem,18containersexceedtheupperlimitofthesafeloadofcontainers,whichbringsunpredictableriskstothedockoperationandthenavigationofships.Thedalianmaritimesafetyadministrationorderedtheownerofthegoodstounloadsomeofthegoodsimmediatelyanddeclaretothecustomsandtheshiptruthfullytoensurecompliancewithinternationalconventions. Accordingtotheintroduction,thecontaineroverloadingbehaviornotonlybringschallengestothemaritimeandcustomssupervisionorder,butalsointhetransport,loadingandunloading,stockpilingandshipstowageandnavigationlinksburiedserioussafetyhazards,shippinghistoryhasoccurredmanycausesofoverweightcontainerscausedtheshipcapsizing,casualtiesofthecase. Howtodealwiththeproblemofoverweightcontainers? Thecontaineritselfisweightlimited Ontheopeningdoorofeachcontaineristhemaximumweightinformation,suchasMAXGROSS:30480KGS.Itmeansthatyourcasewiththegoodsshouldnotexceedthisweight.Tareweight--20GP:2200KGS,40:3.720-4200kgs,someHQwillhaveMAXGROSS:32000KGS. Thisisthemaximumstrengththatthecontainerbodycanbear.Iftheloadingexceedsthislimit,theboxbodymaybedeformed,thebottomplatemayfalloff,thetopbeammaybend,etc.,andalllossesarisingtherefromshallbebornebytheloader.Atpresent,mostoftheprofessionalcontainerterminalsinChinahaveinstalledautomaticloadings,so,aslongasthecontainerloadingexceededtheweightlimit,theterminalistorefusetoacceptthecontainer.Therefore,itisrecommendedthatbeforepacking,seeclearlytheweightlimitonthecontainerbody,inordertoavoidunnecessaryrepackingoperations. Ifthegoodsarereallyoverweightandcannotbedivided,thenyoucanchooseoverweightboxes.Herewillincreaseistochoosetheweightfee,thegeneralterminal/yardwillshipthecompany'sordinarydrycontainerstackingtogether,ifyouwanttochooseoneofthespecialweightcabinet(suchastheaforementioned20weightcabinet),thedock,yardmustbefoundonebyone,theresultingcontainerselectionfeeisgenerallythesamepriceasthespecifiedcontainerfee. Containertransportisacollaborativeprocessinvolvingmultipledepartments,sothereareotherfactorstobeconsideredbesidestheweightlimitofthecontaineritself. Weightlimitbyshippingcompany Generally,eachshippingcompany'sweightpolicyisdifferent,aboutthestandardisnottodamagethecontainerasthestandard. Balanceofspaceandweight.Eachcontainershiphasacertainamountofspaceandweight,butonaparticularroute,thespaceandweightarenotalwaysjustrightbalance.ThecontradictionoftenoccursinnorthChinawhereheavycargoisconcentrated.Theship'sweighthasarrivedandtheshippingspaceisstillmuchless.Inordertomakeupforthislossofshippingspace,shippingcompaniesoftenadoptthestrategyofpriceincrease,thatis,chargingextrafreightafterthecargoweightexceedsseveraltons.Therearealsoshippingcompaniesthatdonotusetheirownships,butbuytheshippingspaceofothershippingcompaniestotransport,theweightrestrictionswillbemorestrict,becausetheshippingspacebetweenshippingcompaniesarecalculatedaccordingtothestandardof1TEU=14TONSor16TONS,morethantheweightwillnotbegiventotheship. Intheperiodoftankexplosion,accordingtotheroutetemperature,theshippingcompanywillreducetheweightlimitofeachbox. Whenbookingspace,thelatestshipmentshouldasktheforwarderabouttheweightlimitoftheshippingcompany.Ifthereisnoconfirmationandthegoodsareheavy,thereisarisk.Someshippingcompanieswillnothaveanyroomforcommunicationaftertheyareoverweight,anddirectlyasktheconsignortotowthegoods,leavetheport,pickupthegoodsandthenweighthemagain.Thesecostsarehardtocontrol. Portweight Mainlylookatthedockandyardmechanicalequipmentload. Afteracontainershipisdocked,itusuallyneedsacraneatthedocktocarryoutloadingandunloadingoperations,andthenitistowedtothecontaineryardbyatruckandthenloweredbyaforklifttruck.Iftheweightofthecontainerexceedsthemechanicalload,itwillcausedifficultiestotheoperationofthedockandthestorageyard.Therefore,forsomesmallportswithbackwardequipment,theshippingcompanywillgenerallyinformtheportoftheweightlimitinadvance,andthoseexceedingthelimitwillnotbeaccepted. Supportingfeedershiporhighwayweightlimit PeoplewhohavedonetheinlandpointoftheUnitedStateshavedeepexperiencethatthehighwaytransportationweightlimitintheUnitedStatesisverystrict,becausemanycontainersneedtobetransportedtotheinlandbyroadwithcollectorcardafterunloadingattheport,sothehighwayweightlimitalsobecomesthereasonfortheshippingcompanytolimitthecontainerweight,ofcourse,onlytodotheportisnotthelimit. TheweightofgoodstotheUnitedStateslineisverystrict,theweightlimitismainlybytheUnitedStatesinlandpointhighwayweightlimit,thegeneralsmallcontainer17.3tons,largecontainer19.5tons.Butaccordingtodifferentportalsohasthedifferentweightlimitrequest. Routeweight Indifferentroutes,theshippingcapacityisarrangedaccord
6%! Under the epidemic situation, the number of china-europe freight trains increased
SuddenCOVID-19epidemic,disruptedtheorderofpeople'slives,allwalksoflifeareexperiencingabigtest.Despitethesuspensionofsomeairroutesandtheobstructionofroads,thenumberofchina-europefreighttrainshasincreasedagainstthetrend,andwehavegainedfirmconfidenceinstabilizingforeigntrade,foreigninvestmentandtheeconomy. BytheendofFebruary,1,132china-europefreighttrainshadbeenrunningthisyear,up6percentyear-on-year,accordingtodatareleasedbythenationaldevelopmentandreformcommission.Behindtheupwardcurveareaseriesofinnovativemeasuresadoptedbytherailwaysector,suchasflexibletransportationhandovermethods,effectiveexpansionofgoodssources,andstrengtheningofcollectionanddistributionorganizations. More"carpool"to"specialcar" COVID-19epidemic,ontheflowofpeople,cargotransport,especiallycross-bordertransporttosomeextent.Inthisregard,therailwaydepartmenthastakenavarietyofmeasurestocontinuouslyexpandthescopeofbusinessandensureadequatesupplyofgoods. OnJanuary1thisyear,thesino-europeanfreighttrain(hefe-yekibastuz)masteelspecialtrain,fullof100standardboxesoftrainwheels,leftthelogisticsbaseofhefeinorthrailwaystation,hefeifreightcenterofChinarailwayShanghaibureaugroupco.,LTD.Thisisthefirstcustomizedchina-europefreighttrainin2020issuedbyanhuiprovince. WiththedeepeningofeconomicandtradeexchangesbetweenChinaand"OneBeltAndOneRoad"countriesalongtheroute,thefreighttrainsfromEuropeandEuropealsomovetowards"customization",andmoregoodsarechangedfrom"carpool"to"specialcar".Duringtheepidemicpreventionandcontrolperiod,Shanghaibureaugroupco.,ltd.activelycontactedplatformcompanies,majorcustomerenterprisesandfreightforwardingenterprisesbytelephoneandInternettolearnabouttheirstockingconditionsanddeliverydemands,followedupandcheckedthecustomslayerbylayerfromtheformulationoftheloadingplantotheloadingandreinforcementstatus,andsuccessivelylaunchedanumberofcustomizedchina-europefreighttrainswithdifferentdestinationsandcategories. Inurumqiassemblycenterstation,inordertoexpandthesourceofgoods,thestaffofChinarailwayurumqibureaugroupco.,ltd.strengthenthecontactwiththeeightsteel,tunhe,zhongtaichemicalandotherenterprises,accordingtotheproduction,inventoryandsalesplan,inadvancetopreparevehicles.Siteoperatorsareondutyforseveralconsecutivedaystoanswerinquiriesandhelpcustomerswithshippingprocedures. "Theceibsfreighttrainhasenoughgoods.Wearrangespecialstostayattheloadingpointalldaylongtoensurecustomers'demandandon-siteresponse."Thestaffsaidthatinthenextstep,Chinawillcontinuetoexpandthesizeofthechina-europefreighttrainoperation,andstrivetorunthreetrainsadaybytheendofmarch,toachievethegoalofrunningmorethan1,000trainsbytheendoftheyear. Thefirst"point-to-point"freighttraintoreturngoodsrapiddistribution Inadditiontothefrontoftheforce,China-Europefreighttrainreturnshipmentallocationproblemisalsoconcerned. Undertheinfluenceoftheepidemic,somegoodssuitableforroadtransportationandairtransportation,suchasmanufacturingandelectronicgoods,weregraduallytransferredtotherailwaysector,andthereturnfreighttrainsteadilyincreased.However,someroadsareblocked,thefleethasnotyetreturnedtowork,resultinginthebacklogofcontainersintheterminal,thetransferpressureisgreater. "Goodsarrivinginchongqingfromotherprovinces,whichweresupposedtobeunloadedandshippedtotheirdestinationbycar,arenowstuckattheterminal,affectingthenormaloperationofthework."Chongqingtuanjievillagerailwaycontainercenterstationstaffsaid. Inordertocopewiththissituation,Chinarailwaychengdubureaugroupco.,LTD.Xinglongchangstationimmediatelycontactedthesupplyinformationofsino-europeanfreighttrainforitsreturnjourneyandprovided"point-to-point"expressfreighttrainservice.Achina-europefreighttrain(chongqing)loadedwith627.3tonsofimportedmilkpowderstarteditsjourneyfromchongqingxinglongrailwaystationtochangsha,hunanprovinceintheearlymorningofFeb.16,2016.Thisisthefirsttimethatchengdubureaugroupco.,ltd.hasadoptedthepilotinnovationofdesignatedfreighttrainsincetheoutbreakoftheepidemic,whicheffectivelysolvesthepracticaldifficultyofreceivinganddeliveringgoodsonthereturnjourneyofchina-europefreighttrain. Optimizecustomsclearanceservicewith"zerowaitingtime" Iftheceibsfreighttrainisregardedasarelay,thencargoclearanceisascrucialasthehandoverbar.Inthespecialperiod,therailwaydepartmentsparticipatingintheoperationofchina-europefreighttrainmadegreateffortsfromthelinkof"handoverrod"torealizethecontinuousimprovementoftransportefficiency. Shanghaibureaugroupco.,LTD.,inclosecooperationwiththeport,customsandChinarailwaycontainercompany,hasestablishedtheintegratedlinkagecommandmodeofloading,cargoinspectionandtransportationofchina-europefreighttrain,reviewedtheloadingplandocumentsinadvance,andreducedthewaitingtimefortrainstops. "Weimplementflexibleoffice,thepeakofthewrongwayofhandling,withthecustomertomakeanappointmenttoreviewthebill,intheabnormalworkinghoursforthecustomertocheckthebill,toensurethedeliveryofthefreighttrainplan.</p><p>Shanghaibureaugroupcompanyxuzhoufreightcen
