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International sea freight will once again usher in a wave of price increases

Publish: 2016-06-04  Views: 932
International sea freight will once again usher in a wave of price increases. According to several large shipping company announcement will rise again in April of some routes, sea freight, fuel surcharge fees.


"This is the Spring Festival this year after shipping the fourth collective prices this year, the Asia-Europe route rose as high as 1.5 times the cost." Tianyi Express International Freight Forwarders Ltd. Mr. Yuan told reporters. The reporter has learned, after a round of price increases, import and export business for many Yongcheng even worse.


Popular routes doubling of prices


 "Last year the end of December there are a lot of shipping companies began to raise prices, but the increase is less than 20% after the Spring Festival this year, as the global shipping industry oligopoly Maersk (MSERSK) has twice raised the freight route between Asia and Europe, one in March increase, by $ 775 / TEU (20-foot container TEUs). "according to the latest bulletin released its April ocean freight turn up $ 400 / TEU.


Maersk also lead to price increases of other shipping companies follow, Mediterranean Shipping (MSC), Evergreen Shipping (EMC), COSCO (COSCO), China Shipping (CSCL) and other companies have announced the contents of the announcement, without exception are substantial price increases. In the announcement, the reporter saw "oil prices, ship oversupply and reduced export trade" is the shipping company raised freight reasons.


Reporters in Shanghai Trading Center announced the shipping of China Containerized Freight Index saw this week (March 23) compared to last week (March 16), published in the middle of the 14 routes, only Hong Kong, South Korea two routes prices fell, the remaining 12 routes all rose.


Import and export enterprises feel the pressure


Europe, the Americas and the Middle East is an important destination for Ningbo enterprises export, the price increases left many companies complain.


"Production and shipments there will always be a time difference, and the Italians when placing orders in early, we will follow in January shipping fees charged now only produce finished products must be in accordance with current shipping fees to transport, the difference between the middle only our own to bear, "a clothing Beilun company official lamented," now more and more uncertainty. "


Haitong Securities, in its recently released research report stated, "We expect 2012 --2013, the volume and capacity growth very balanced, both supply and demand does not improve, it will not continue to deteriorate, volume / capacity is maintained at about 9.8, unchanged from the previous two years, but that does not mean that tariffs will be so calm. we rebounded sharply this year consolidator prices, and duration can be optimistic. "