Could the FMC action scare foreign container lines from calling at US port??:https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/surcharge-scrutiny-rings-alarm-bells/
PS> Congestion at US ports does not make the incentive to serve US trade any greater.
OK, so you buy the story then, got it.
Yes I believe you when you say:
In China they locked down and tested a whole city because of a few cases to avoid a major spread of the virus:
A bit of background to the story:
Time will tell if these things actually help or not
Locking down an entire city
Vaccine to nearly 100 percent of the population of Israel
Shuddering the entire Ningbo port
Covid Tests
ombugge
September 8, 2021, 12:03pm
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Not only US but even European retailers are affected:
How to fix the problem??
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ombugge
September 9, 2021, 1:50pm
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Everybody âganging upâ on the container shipping lines:
Maritime regulators from the European Union, the US and China have met virtually this week for the fifth biennial meeting of the Global Regulatory Summit to discuss competition issues related to liner shipping. Three broad agenda items were discussed...
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While the shipping lines have to pay premium rates to charter ships:
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has landed a massive time charter deal with an undisclosed client paying around $200,000 per day for its 4,250 teu . The 2009-built panamax boxsip will go on a charter for about two to three months at a daily rate of...
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ombugge
September 10, 2021, 9:40am
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New record AGAIN:
Ships are being forced to drift outside Los Angeles and Long Beach as all anchorages are chock-a-block with the total number of boxships waiting for berth spaces to open up at Americaâs top two gateways set to hit a new all-time high of 50 ships...
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But here is another view of the situation:
The Port of Long Beach reports its strongest August on record, kicking off peak season with a bang, the port announced Thursday. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 807,704 twenty-foot equivalent...
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âItâs peak season now, but weâre likely to see continued cargo growth well into 2022,â said Mario Cordero, Executive Director of the Port of Long Beach. âIn order to stay on top of this cargo, ports will need to adapt. We will need to find the long-term solutions that will satisfy consumer demand, increase efficiency at the ports and reduce costs for our customers.â
But donât worry, help is on the way:
Some of the biggest shipper names in the world are on the newly formed National Shipper Advisory Committee created by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the US, one of many measures American regulators and politicians are taking to try and...
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More isnât always better:
CONTAINER lines continued to increase deployment of transpacific services, with 22 per cent more capacity available to America's west coast, according to eeSea, a platform that maps carrier schedules
But maybe bigger is better??:
ombugge
September 11, 2021, 7:53pm
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As shipping costs and congestions raise, so do Chinese export, especially to Europe:
CHINA's exports increased more than expected in August, brushing aside the impact of a global resurgence of Covid-19, port congestion and supply bottlenecks, reports The Wall Street Journal
It doesnât help to add ships to the service as long as ports are congested and the shoreside facilities are unable to cope:
However, adding capacity on already congested trade lanes does little to solve the fundamental problems. The limiting factor is not capacity on board ships, but rather how many containers the ports and hinterland connections can manage, as well as storage space in temporary container yards and final destinations. Adding more ships means more revenue for carriers, but also longer waiting times outside ports and increasing capacity issues on the smaller trades where the added ships are taken from. This is clear in Africa, where capacity has fallen by 6.5% year-on-year. The large year-on-year increases in capacity can also be contributed to the sharp reduction in the idle fleet compared to July 2020.
ombugge
September 15, 2021, 2:10pm
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Part of the problem is at the receiving end of the supply chain:
PHILADELPHIA's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, having coped with three times its regular container volume, has said it will not service ships until the facility clears its backlog, reports IHS Media
Not not as rapid increase in boxes as earlier:https://www.awotglobal.com/viewnews_7999.html
ombugge
September 20, 2021, 7:40pm
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Maybe operating 24/7 will help??:
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have expanded the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as part of their efforts to improve freight movement and reduce delays through the ports as they continue to experience record...
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Ctony
September 20, 2021, 9:09pm
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Too little too late maybe.
learn to make stuff then you dont need china
ombugge
September 28, 2021, 9:47pm
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With pile ups on both ends and on shore in US no wonder it takes longer door to door:
Container rates look to have hit a plateau, but remain at massively elevated levels, 329% higher than they were this time last year. At the same time, ships are delivering their goods later than ever. Freightos data, for instance, shows China-US...
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ombugge
September 30, 2021, 12:35pm
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When the big boys canât cope smaller boys step in to fill the gap.
Photo : Simon Smith (c)
But that doesnât help on port congestion, unless smaller ports with less traffic is used at both ends.
It is all good for the shipping industry (for now):
ombugge
October 1, 2021, 10:33am
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Another article about retailers chartering ships to beat the shortage of containers, shipping slots, long transit time and port congestions:
Target, the eighth largest retailer in the US, is the latest shipper to charter in its own tonnage in the ongoing battle to keep its shelves stocked amid this yearâs desperate supply chain situation. âAs co-managers of the ship, we can avoid delays...
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Read also the comment below by Martyn Benson, which is what I have been wondering about as well:
We keep reading these stories of retailers âchartering their own shipsâ and renting their own containers but, with the exception of a couple of companies like Walmart and Schneider, who were importing their own 53Ⲡcontainers for domestic use, where are all the âcontainer shipsâ and all the âleased containersâ coming from, when we are constantly being told that all vessel charter prices are going through the roof and containers cannot be found??
Besides; even if the ships are equipped with cranes and spreaders for container handling, will they be allowed to use them in US ports, or will Unions find a way to block them??
wink wink, nod, nodâŚsay no more!
