Someone asked,International Marine containerThe market freight has risen sharply, and there is a saying that "one box is difficult to obtain". What is the spokesperson's comment on this？
On September 26, the State Information Office held a press conference. Sun Wenjian, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Transport and Director of the Policy Research Office attended the press conference
It is reported that from January to August this year, the total import and export volume of China's goods trade increased by 23 percent year-on-year.7%, with exports up 23.3% year-on-year.2%。The continuous good foreign trade situation has prompted the demand for international container transportation to increase significantly。The rebound of the epidemic overseas has caused severe congestion in some overseas ports,International logisticsThe supply chain is not smooth, and the operational efficiency of ships and the turnover rate of containers are greatly reduced。Especially in April, affected by the Suez Canal blockade and other events, the capacity of various sea shipping routes including China is still tight, the supply and demand of transport capacity is unbalanced, and the global freight rate remains high。To this end, the Ministry of Transport, together with the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments, attaches great importance to and takes active measures to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and ensure communication。
In the ongoing work, Sun Wenjian revealed that there are mainly the following points:
First, we will actively guide international liner companies to increase the shipping capacity and container supply on the Chinese mainland and improve the efficiency of container transportation。在中国大陆的主要航线方面，在今年1-8月，主要班轮公司的进货数量也开始大幅增加，包括北美航线911万标箱，同比增长40.2%和24.8%。Northwest Europe route capacity of 5.67 million TEU, an increase of 23 compared with the same period in 2020.7%和8%。
The second is to actively cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to strengthen the production of domestic box-making enterprises and coordinate liner companies to speed up the return of empty boxes。The monthly production capacity has increased from 200,000 TEU before to 500,000 TEU in history。According to the major liner companies, due to the release of new box capacity, the empty box turnover speed has accelerated, and the empty box supply situation has been basically alleviated。The stock of new boxes in major domestic container manufacturers has reached more than 400,000 boxes, and the supply of new boxes has been fully guaranteed。Only a few liner companies due to shipment delays, weather, epidemic prevention and control reasons, individual ports may have temporary empty container shortage。
The third is to strengthen cooperation between port and shipping enterprises and import and export enterprises, overcome difficulties, encourage Chinese cargo owners to actively sign long-term transport contracts with liner companies, and provide stable supply chain security。Long-term customers are the "big head" of container transportation, and many foreign cargo owners will sign long-term contracts to secure transportation services at stable prices。For example, earlier, a Chinese company signed a long-term contract with the relevant shipping group at a price of about $2,600 per box。According to the reporter's friend, the current container price has reached tens of thousands of dollars。It is suggested that the shipowner sign a long-term contract with the shipowner, which not only guarantees the interests of both parties, but also inhibits the market price。
Sun Wenjian said that in the next step, the Ministry of Transport will continue to work with the Ministry of Commerce and other departments to implement measures to stabilize foreign trade and ensure the smooth flow of international logistics supply chains。