Shipping price "high fever does not subside" container freight rate with routes soared by US $2000 in two weeks

The shipping industry is in a frenzy even more than last year, and the container freight rate of North Africa is about to exceed $17500, which is a "once-in-a-lifetime experience"! The price of a 40 inch container on the Middle East Route peaked at no more than $3000 last year and this week exceeded $8300, while the price of containers to some ports on the US east route has approached $10000.
 
Behind the high freight rate, a new round of "one box hard to find" situation appeared. Maersk, an international shipping giant, predicted on May 5 that the tight supply chain and container shortage caused by the surge in demand are expected to last until the fourth quarter of 2021.
 
Port congestion is serious. Recently, the Ministry of transport said in response to a message from netizens on the Chinese government website that due to factors such as labor shortage caused by the spread of overseas epidemic, ports in the United States, Europe and other places have been seriously congested since the fourth quarter of 2020. American ports are the most congested places in the world, such as Los Angeles port and Long Beach port, At present, there are more than 30 container ships waiting to berth, 85% of them need to anchor for at least 8 days to operate, and the longest detention time of container cargo in the terminal is 2 months.
 
It is worth noting that the impact of a new round of outbreaks in India on the international shipping industry is emerging in the next few months.