Faced with the international logistics industry on the verge of collapse and the catastrophic blow it has caused to their own export industries, the governments of South Korea, Thailand and Bangladesh have successively stepped in and intervened this year.
It is reported that recently, the Federation of Indian Exporters Organizations (FIEO) raised its dissatisfaction and suggestions about the container crisis to the Indian government and requested the government to intervene.
India’s Commerce Ministry said it will announce short-term measures to alleviate the severe shortage of containers and soaring bag prices caused by the new coronavirus epidemic. Indian exporters are expected to see a glimmer of relief this week. hope.
India’s Commerce Minister BVR Subrahmanyam told the media that the central government is discussing the demands of export agencies and private enterprises to prepare for the ongoing container crisis Find the solution.
1 Special treatment of 30,000 abandoned containers to speed up container recycling
The Federation of Indian Exporters Organizations requires the government to clear out 30,000 containers filled with abandoned goods and speed up the insertion of containers into the supply chain to alleviate the pressure of container shortages.
The Federation of Indian Exporters said: “About 30,000 containers are sitting at different ports, either because importers have not taken delivery of the goods or because there are some differences in tariffs or classifications. Controversy. We suggest that these 30,000 containers can be unloaded at different warehouses and they can be added to the supply chain to help exports.”
2 The government intervenes to restrict the export of empty containers
The Indian Exporters Federation requested the government to restrict shipping companies from shipping large quantities of empty containers Exports require shipping companies to export goods in full containers within India.
It is reported that since most of the goods exported from India are low-priced but large-volume products, under the sky-high freight rates on the trans-Pacific route, India’s container fees seem insignificant, so some shipping companies Choose to ship out empty containers in order to load more high-priced goods.
The Federation of Indian Exporters said exports of granite tiles, tea, rice and furniture have been hit, while exports of other categories have stopped completely.
3 “Grab” 1 million containers globally
The third demand put forward by the Federation of Indian Exporters to the government is to introduce 1 million containers globally.
The federation’s chief executive added that the long-term solution was to continue producing containers locally.
Recently, the freight cost of a container to and from India has hovered between US$7,000 and US$10,000, while eight months ago the freight was still between US$3,000 and US$4,000, which makes industry insiders feel Feeling uneasy.
Talking about the cost factor of unloading and importing containers at various depots, the Federation CEO said the industry will bear the increased cost as it has to deal with no containers being available and Choose between high shipping costs.
The chairman of the federation said that they have brought the exporters’ demands to the government, and the government has responded positively to the exporters’ demands.
India’s commerce ministry will hold a meeting with industry players such as the shipping ministry, shipping lines, agents and concor on September 9 to work out a relief plan for exporters as the government It is hoped that the container shortage can be overcome in the first quarter of 2022.
Maersk executive: As long as consumer demand does not weaken, shipping congestion will not end o:p>
Maersk Group, the world’s largest container shipping company, recently stated that the current global shipping congestion and supply chain crisis can only be solved by reducing consumer demand.
Bloomberg quoted Morten Engelstoft, CEO of APM Termina, a subsidiary of the group, as saying that the surge in consumer demand has given container groups, suppliers and Logistics companies have created pressure. In order to deliver goods as quickly as possible, transportation capacity is always in a state of tension, which has caused the container shipping market to fall into a “vicious cycle.”
Solving this problem requires improving the relationship between supply and demand and reducing consumer demand growth, allowing the supply chain time to catch up.
In addition, Engelstoft acknowledged that the port needs more investment to improve infrastructure, but also emphasized that the surge in demand from U.S. consumers is the cause of the pressure on the supply chain system, saying that U.S. imports and exports The increase far exceeds that of other regions in the world.
Brian Sondey, CEO of Triton International, the world’s largest container leasing company, said:
The consensus in the industry is that we are not very It may be possible to see things improve by next year. Previously, a UBS research report showed that port congestion is expected to continue until 2022.
Whether the epidemic changes for better or worse will determine the future direction and when the supply chain will improve. Because the epidemic has caused the shutdown of manufacturing plants in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam,The main reason for the delay in delivery time. </p
