Recently, as the Muslim Ramadan is approaching, major shippers and forwarders hope to complete shipments before Ramadan, coupled with the adjustment of new and old routes brought about by the switch of major shipping alliances, the routes of major shipping companies have experienced different degrees of liquidation Case.
Recently, some Souhang netizens and people in the industry have reported that it is not only the problem of liquidation, but the more serious shortage of cabinets seems to be getting worse!
Many foreign trade and freight forwarding companies may find that after all the hard work to book space, they are faced with a new problem - the major shipping companies are starting to run out of cabinets!
Moreover, people in the industry generally believe that the shortage of cabinets may reach a peak in the two weeks before the May 1st Labor Day holiday . The majority of foreign trade and freight forwarding companies should pay more attention and make early warnings and arrangements!
The storage yard is empty, and a cabinet is hard to find
According to the news from Souhang netizens , recently, the HQ cabinets of major shipping companies have experienced a serious shortage of cabinets, and it is estimated that it will not be relieved in a short time:
Orient Overseas ( OOCL ) will lack more than 1,000 HQs;
Mitsui Shipping (MOL) HQ cabinets are in short supply every day recently;
Evergreen (EMC) is expected to be severely short of cabinets soon;
Yang Ming (YML) has always been short of HQ;
Hyundai (HMM) has begun to strictly control the placement of cabinets;
Maersk (MSK) HQ started to get nervous;
CMA has no cabinets because it cannot scan the barcode;
Haifeng, Gaoli, and Dexiang are also starting to run out of cabinets...
The information is provided by netizens for reference only, subject to the actual situation of the yard
Long queues waiting to pick up empty cabinets
According to Souhang.com learned from industry insiders:
Hapag-Lloyd (HPL) has been short of HQ for almost a month;
Wan Hai (WHL) has now started to run out of cabinets;
Evergreen (EMC) lacks HQ cabinets in Nansha
Additional information from netizens as of press time
Out of cabinets! Out of cabinets!
In February this year, Sohang.com reported that 40% of Hanjin’s containers were still being seized, including those of several container leasing companies. This may cause a shortage of containers in the industry. What about this effect? ( Hanjin still has 40% of its containers impounded, potentially creating an industry container shortage! )
The lack of cabinets in a large area of the shipping company will inevitably affect the subsequent shipment of goods. Foreign trade and freight forwarding companies that have shipment plans in the near future must pay attention to the relevant situation and make preparations in advance to avoid affecting the shipment of goods due to lack of cabinets plan.