Sea Freight Increased By &Nbsp; Export Profits Of Textile And Footwear Enterprises Were Affected.

At 5 p.m. on July 14th, Shen Yan was still at the Guangzhou port, and was in the freight forwarding company.

Shen's foreign trade companies are mainly exported sports brand clothing, shoes and backpacks.

On that day, the shipping cost from Guangzhou to Georgetown port was 4200 dollars for 20GP (general cabinet), 6450 dollars for 40GP and 6650 dollars for 40HQ (high cabinet), which is valid until July 15th.

"The shipping fees have gone up too fast, and the companies are too late to respond, so where can we get profits?"

But it is not just exporters who complain, but shipping companies also say that the benefits are not great. "The rise in container prices is the culprit."

A shipping company employee said.

The shipping company is spending a long time.

Crazy sea freight

In June, Shen Yan received a notice of freight price rise from COSCO, Ma Shiji and other shipping companies.

"Shipping companies with low initial freight rates have already raised their freight rates earlier this month. After July 15th, the peak season surcharge has been added, with a quota of $200 /TEU."

Statement.

From the Asian and Australian tariff agreement Organization (AADA), it has learned that since July 15th, freight rates from Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan and Hongkong to Australia have increased by $250 per 20 ordinary counters and $500 per 40 ordinary counters.

Since September 15th, the freight rates of the above routes have been increased again, and $250 per 20 ordinary counters and 500 dollars per 40 ordinary counters.

Since October 15th, this freight rate has increased by $250 per 20 ordinary counters and $500 per 40 common cabinet.

The rise in price began at the beginning of this year. According to the monitoring of China international shipping network, from the beginning of the year to the middle of July, the container shipping price composite index rose to no more than 700 points to the 1600 pass, the increase has reached as high as 220%.

Tight pport capacity is the primary factor leading to price increases.

The shipping companies of North American routes frequently add overtime ships besides new routes.

According to industry sources, Maersk shipping has already refused to accept part of its business due to insufficient cargo containers.

Reporters from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Shanghai and other ports Booking Center learned that the euro line, Southeast Asia routes, central and Eastern lines, South America line are raising prices, and tight shipping space; only the red sea line and the Australian line is relatively adequate.

Therefore, almost all shipping companies are more optimistic about the future market. In addition to raising freight rates, shipping companies are also planning to collect additional fees for peak season.

The AADA member shipping company has decided to increase the freight rate and peak season surcharge from July to October at a rate of $300 to $600 each time.

According to the Hongkong Shippers Association, the surcharge has almost reached the highest level ever recorded.

The organization said that the increase in freight rates and additional surcharge would be charged for all goods pported to Australia's ports and ports from Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Hongkong.

In addition to the prevailing market rates, the surcharge will be charged at the time of shipment.

AADA covers 14 shipping companies engaged in shipping business in East Asia and North Asia to Australia, including CSCL, COSCO, Ma Shiji, Hyundai, Han Jin, Kawasaki and other major international shipping companies.

This year, the container shipping market is quite eye-catching.

According to the statistics of Siberian shipping industry group, there were more than 80 large container ships in March 2009.

At the beginning of this year, it has been steadily decreasing. By the end of June, the large container ships with a single vessel capacity of more than 5000 and more than 20 are still in a state of idle suspension.

Liang Zhiyong, an industry analyst at the China Shipbuilding Industry Economic Research Center, believes that even at full load, the current capacity is still below the level of two years ago.

During the 4 quarter of 2008 to June this year, 2057 ships and 57 million 860 thousand heavy-duty ships of ship dismantling globally were reduced to a certain extent.

In addition, the shipping company has taken some measures to reduce its capacity: 44% of the container ships have slowed down the international routes to absorb idle stock capacity; in addition, 20% of the global hand held ship orders have been postponed, and delayed shipment has been made to control the new capacity.

Container shortage

Although shipping companies have gained the right to raise prices through the regulation of pport capacity, Galaxy Securities analyst Mao said that the gradual acceleration of global shipping business is the basis for price increases.

Since the first half of 2010, the volume of international trade has increased by more than 15%.

From the outbreak of the international financial crisis, the global shipping market once again showed its prosperity.

According to the General Administration of Customs announced in July 10th the first half of this year, China's foreign trade import and export situation shows that from 1 to June, China's total import and export value was US $1 trillion and 354 billion 880 million, an increase of 43.1% over the same period last year (the same below), of which 705 billion 90 million US $705 billion 90 million, an increase of 35.2%.

By June, China's monthly export value and import and export value all set a new record in July 2008.

"Shipping fees have gone up so much that the goods we export must also go up."

Shen said, "only because of the fast pace of freight adjustment, and the period that we quote from customers to deliver goods is too long. The adjustment price in the middle needs to be constantly negotiated with customers. It is very difficult for small and medium-sized export enterprises."

Including textile, clothing, shoemaking, toys and other labor-intensive industries, the average profit level of export enterprises is only 3% to 5%. The sharp rise in seaborne prices will directly affect the overall profits of these industries' export enterprises.

"The rise in container freight actually has a negative impact on our company."

A staff member of CSCC's office said that the company has booked a relatively low price container in the first quarter of this year, about $1700 per box, and its current price has risen to $2400-2500.

"We have begun to increase the surcharge for the peak season, which is basically the same as the price of the container."

According to the source, last year, the container pport market was in a bad position. Most of the box factories closed down last year. On the other hand, the shipping companies also cut down the cost of purchasing new containers due to the lack of market demand, coupled with the scrapping of many old containers.

Before that, many shipping companies did not have a new box in the first quarter of this year, so the cost of the previously ill prepared shipping companies increased significantly after the rise in container prices.

Guoxin Securities, Ma Qingyuan, said in its research report to the world's largest container manufacturer CIMC, that the number of container manufacturing plants decreased in 2009, and the difficulty of recruitment at present makes the factory only maintain single class production, and the total capacity of the industry is only half that of the peak period in 2008, resulting in a serious shortage of newly built containers.

The report shows that in August this year, the order price of the 20 foot label had reached US $2700, which was 40% higher than that at the end of 2009, which is more than that of the 2 quarter of 2008, the highest price of 2550 US dollars /TEU.

At present, the industry predicts that the annual output of containers will be 2 million, with a conservative estimate of 2 million 400 thousand supply gaps, which means that the container gap will continue until next year.

Liu Bin, director of the World Economic Research Institute of Dalian Maritime University, is not optimistic about the container shipping industry.

Although China's foreign trade situation looks like a big heat, the Baltic index has been declining for a long time, which means that international trade is actually not active.

Liu Bin believes that as the shipping industry generally takes the first quarter and orders for shipment in the second quarter, it is the peak season for export at this time of year, and the lack of capacity under realistic circumstances, coupled with the expectation of RMB appreciation, has pushed many export enterprises to move goods as quickly as possible, and finally this year has become a hot spot for booking.

Therefore, the price rise of container shipping fees will not continue, and the third quarter should gradually decline.