What About Foreign Trade Enterprises In Ningbo?

A few days ago, influenced by the bankruptcy of Korea Hanjin marine freight company (hereinafter referred to as Hanjin company), part of Apple's iPhone7 international shipping was delayed, and some apple stores may not be available for sale until October 8th.

The bankruptcy of the world's seventh largest container shipping company made the whole

A number of ports, including China, Shanghai and Xiamen, Spain, Valencia and the United States Savannah, have refused to enter the port due to fears that the shipping company will not be able to pay the cost.

Ningbo is a large foreign trade, with more than 2 import and export enterprises, and many enterprises choose Hanjin as the carrier.

Insiders estimate that thousands of Ningbo's foreign trade enterprises have been affected by the ROC bankruptcy.

At present, these enterprises are actively looking for countermeasures to minimize losses.

Ningbo exporters suffer losses when shipping predators fall

The day before yesterday, the reporter inquired into Hanjin's official website. One of the tables recorded the whereabouts of the company in detail. The information shows that there are 97 ships running in the world now, 8 of which are detained by various ports, 12 are still sailing, 29 are required to return to the shipping area, 38 are waiting to enter the port on the high seas, and 7 are ready to dock and berthing.

The general manager of Ningbo great winner Logistics Technology Co., Ltd., said that the large shipping company being operated directly declared bankruptcy and did not have the next home to accept the offer. This is very rare, and it is a surprise attack on the whole shipping network.

Han Jin bankruptcy has brought a great impact on Ningbo's entire foreign trade supply chain enterprises.

First of all, the freight forwarding enterprises are under attack.

The reporter contacted Zhang Haipei, manager of Zhejiang Hai Meng International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. Ningbo branch.

"We are trying to deal with the subsequent impact of Hanjin bankruptcy, and reduce losses as much as possible."

Zhang Haipei said earlier this year he heard relevant rumors. The company intends to reduce some business related to Hanjin, but there are still more than 70 containers affected, with a combined value of about 40 million yuan.

Some of these more than 70 containers have arrived at the port of destination and have been unloaded, but because Han Jin did not settle the related costs, they could not lift the cabinets.

Some of the container ships are not allowed to enter the port due to the port of destination. The unloading time is far from being expected.

"We have a ship sailing from Italy to Africa, which is still in the Red Sea. It is said that it is unable to sail because of insufficient fuel.

There is no way we can do this. We can only wait for Hanjin to raise funds to pay the related berthing fee and take the next step.

Zhang Haipei said.

According to the reporter's understanding, a number of containers were forced to stay in the pit ports. Due to the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping Company, enterprises need to find ways to contact other maritime units or find agents again.

At present, the company's containers are mainly in Singapore, Busan and Valencia, and the ports will cost $3500 to $9000 to release.

Zhang Haipei said, "at present, we have 2 shipments, half of which are borne by the consignee and the consignor, while the other containers are not yet processed."

Han Jin bankruptcy also made many

Worry.

The reporter understands that at present, foreign trade companies with larger export volume in Ningbo have part of the cargo on the liner of Hanjiang shipping or cooperation with Hanjin.

"We are actively handling, some goods through the efforts of customers or freight forwarders, pfer to other shipping companies, and some containers that have not yet been shipped will be re declared for other ship companies."

Ying Xiuzhen, deputy general manager of Zhongji foreign trade, told reporters.

"Our subsidiaries and partners also have some goods that go on the Hanjin liner, and some of them are Christmas items. They can't be sold if they miss them. It's not easy to assess the losses."

Wang Ping, chief executive officer of WTO international trading company, is also worried about this.

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The reporter telephoned Hanjin Ningbo branch, an employee of the company said that they had not accepted new business now, and how many containers in Ningbo were affected, the employee said it was not easy to disclose.

Ningbo's foreign trade insiders believe that as Han Jin is the world's seventh largest container shipping company, there are many routes in Ningbo, and Ningbo is also a large foreign trade market. There are as many as more than 20 thousand foreign trade enterprises. It is estimated that this incident will affect thousands of foreign trade enterprises in Ningbo.

It is understood that due to the collapse of Hanjin, the shipping capacity has shrunk, and the container freight rate has also been high. Since September, the price increase of freight pport has exceeded expectations.

Registration of claims has started.

Yuan Bin, director of the Maritime Department of Dacheng (Ningbo) law firm in Beijing, said that for the domestic export enterprises, Hanjin bankruptcy will increase its shipping and related risks in international trade.

On the one hand, the export enterprises may have the risk of collecting money due to the failure to deliver the goods according to the original plan, and will increase the cost of shipping. On the other hand, the export enterprises that have purchased insurance will also have some obstacles in the process of insurance claims, because the loss has not yet been determined and whether it is an insurance liability is still controversial.

Yuan Bin made the following suggestions for export and freight forwarding enterprises: first of all, we should actively arrange for goods to be changed to port, ship changing, unloading and suitcase, and the losses will be reduced to a minimum.

Due to the additional costs arising from the completion of the pportation and delivery of goods, the shipper has the right to recover from the responsible party. Secondly, it is suggested that the parties concerned should actively consult with the freight forwarders, ship owners, wharves and other parties. Once there is no negotiation, the maritime compulsory procedures should be launched as soon as possible, or the local lawyers of the goods in the port shall be entrusted to take relevant legal measures to avoid the loss of the best cargo handling time.

In addition, when the goods have been insured, the insurance company shall immediately make a claim and provide relevant materials to the insurance company.

For export value or loss can be clear, should be entrusted to the South Korean court lawyers to register claims.

The date of registration is from September 20th to October 4th.

Of course, shippers also have the right to sue Hanjin in Chinese courts or freeze Hanjin's assets in China.

CITIC insurance Ningbo branch: active performance

Relevant officials in China's Ningbo branch believe that this incident may lead to some problems.

Unable to smoothly collect foreign exchange.

"If the ship is not in port and the buyer can not receive the goods normally, there may be a refusal to pay the goods."

He said that under such circumstances, the exporter has strictly executed the seller's obligations in accordance with the contract, and the buyer refused to pay the goods without proper reasons, which ultimately caused losses to the exporter.

In addition, he said the supplier of port service trade was also the victim of the Hanjin incident.

China Trust and insurance Ningbo branch recommends that suppliers of service trade including port service providers, as soon as possible, establish a complete internal credit risk management mechanism, and make full use of external professional risk management products and services, both inside and outside to enhance their own ability to control wind, so as to achieve sustained and healthy business development.