Sea freight is soaring again! For these ports, the freight rate is 10 times higher →
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2021-12-10 17:15
Since this year, China's foreign trade imports and exports have kept growing, but the continuing high sea freight prices have brought considerable pressure to foreign trade enterprises. Not long ago, they have fallen back from their historical highs, but with the recovery of production and consumption in Southeast Asia, they are now warming up again. The demand for Southeast Asia sea freight soared. Chen Yang, a freight forwarder in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, is booking shipping space in Southeast Asia. Recently, the sudden rise in Southeast Asia route freight rates has given him a headache. According to his understanding, the shipping space in Southeast Asia is very hot and tight now, and the freight rate has also increased a lot. Recently, high containers have gone for 3000 or 4000 dollars, and Thailand is about 3400 dollars. Chen Yang, general manager of an international logistics company in Ningbo, Zhejiang: Mainly Vietnam and Thailand, including some ports in Indonesia and Malaysia, the freight rate of these ports has generally risen to more than 3000 dollars. Before the epidemic, the freight rate may only be 200 to Ningbo Shipping Exchange. According to the data, in November, the Thai Vietnamese route freight rate index rose 72.2% month on month. In the recent week, the Singapore Malaysia route freight rate index rose 9.8% month on month. Industry experts said that the resumption of production in Southeast Asia has increased demand and freight rates have risen more than expected. While the freight rates in Southeast Asia soared, the freight rates in China and the United States that had just subsided recently rebounded slightly. On December 3, the Shanghai export container freight index reflecting spot freight rates was 4727.06, up 125.09 from a week ago. Yan Hai, chief analyst of Shenwan Hongyuan Transportation: It may take about two weeks to assess the final impact of the uncertainty of an Omicron variant virus, whether it is an overseas terminal or a potential blockade caused by a new epidemic.