Crazy "boxes"! The price has increased nearly 10 times, and cross-border sellers are still "struggling to get a box"!

U.S. import demand remains at historically high levels, however, container imports may fall back as the transpacific shipping system has rebounded to its maximum capacity and can no longer handle more full loads.

For some time, at many domestic ports, the container registration offices have always been surrounded by long queues of waiting people.

Since the third quarter of last year, the shortage of containers has spread to major ports. According to multiple media reports, some scalpers took the opportunity to raise prices, and on some routes, even if the price was increased by US$3,000, it was still possible not to get a container.

There are also many manufacturers who are worried about the lack of containers. The warehouse of a handicraft manufacturer in Ningbo is full of products that have not been shipped out in time, with a total volume of 1,000 cubic meters.

"All 20 containers were to leave in early November 2020, and until now, there has been no clear shipping date."

The anxiety of enterprises continues to push up the sales price of containers.

Unlike the domestic situation where it is difficult to get a container, the Port of Auckland in New Zealand has a serious backlog of empty containers. Since the second half of 2020, in order to store those empty containers that cannot be transported, they have successively found five new yards. At most, there were nearly 6,000 empty containers stranded in Auckland .

"There is a significant backlog of containers across all shipping lines in New Zealand, twice the normal level."

Mai Boliang, Chairman of CIMC Group, said: There are more than 40 million containers in operation worldwide. We produce 400,000 containers a month, which means we only produce 5 million containers a year. If the containers cannot be returned, you still cannot solve the fundamental problem.

This wave of price increases in the shipping industry is affected by multiple factors. For example, the severe overseas epidemic and the blockage of the Suez Canal have doubled the pressure on the shipping industry.

In the smart workshop of a home appliance company in Guangzhou, workers are working at full capacity to produce televisions for shipment to Europe and the United States.

Today, the company’s export orders have been scheduled for two months later, but the person in charge of the company’s logistics is not happy.

"The domestic container resources are very tight at present, and it is very difficult for us to book space, which will affect my normal production operation."

As the global economy recovers, trade demand in various countries has increased significantly. Due to the effective control of the epidemic in China, China's manufacturing industry shoulders important responsibilities in the global industrial chain.

Data shows that in the first four months of this year, the total value of China's imports and exports of goods increased by 28.5% compared with the same period in 2020 and 21.8% compared with the same period in 2019.

Although it has been two months since the Suez Canal blockage, its subsequent impact is still lingering.

Coupled with the superimposed effect of the epidemic, the phenomenon of chaotic shipping schedules and port congestion is happening all over the world. Sometimes there are more than 10 container ships waiting to enter the port for loading and unloading at the anchorage outside the Port of Auckland, New Zealand, with an average delay of 8 to 10 days.

At least seven of the 10 busiest ports in the United States currently face regular congestion.

At major ports in Southeast Asia, Europe and other countries, ships have to wait for more than a week to berth.

When dealing with price wars, sellers should not get stuck in them blindly, because when you think you can beat all other competitors with 9.99, you will suddenly find that sellers selling at 7.99 come out, and even sellers selling at 6.99 or 4.99 are waiting behind. The most important thing is to keep a calm mind and prepare a series of coping strategies.

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