Congestion at the world’s largest ports worsens and surcharges rise again! Large number of Chinese containers detained at Bangladesh port

Shipping freight

Big port congestion hit the shipping season, part of the ship division levy season surcharge

The impact of recent port strikes in Britain extends to Europe, including major German container ports such as Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshavn. Some time ago, truckers went on strike at American ports. Containers destined for the United States from Asia could not be removed from the ports in time, and goods were seriously piled up at the ports.

In addition to Europe and the United States, Asia is also deeply affected. Manila's port has been jammed with ships stranded in the past few days. Data show that the longest mooring time of Manila port this week was 150 hours, and the average mooring time was 113 hours, and continued to increase. The port is not smooth, resulting in the port utilization rate beyond the limit of the port range.

Affected by the environment, more and more terminals are trying to solve the problem of stranded containers through various measures, some shipping companies in order to control costs proposed to levy surcharges.

Maersk imposed a peak season surcharge (PSS) on August 16 on all shipments from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia. The fee is $750 per 20-foot container, $1,500 per 40-foot container and $1,500 per 45-foot tall container.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping: Suspension of Service Surcharge (SDS) will be applied from 15 August. Applicable to all shipments from Asia to North West Europe (NWC) subject to further notice.

HMM, South Korea's largest container shipping line, issued a notice reminding customers to pick up imported containers as soon as possible during the free period to avoid these surcharges; Otherwise, the extra surcharge imposed by the terminal will simply be passed on to the customer.

Exporters should pay attention to the shipping schedule of major ports and the utilization of wharves in order to avoid unnecessary losses.

Bangladesh

150 containers detained in Chittagong

Chittagong Customs in Bangladesh recently seized five containers containing alcohol that had been wrongly declared as imported, and subsequently detained 150 other containers at the depot on suspicion that they might contain alcohol or other suspicious items. The containers filled with goods are believed to have come mainly from China. Local officials said a group of criminals released the containers by stealing the identity numbers and passwords of customs officials and manually submitting forged documents. Traders of recent shipments to Chittagong, Bangladesh please be aware of the risk of delay.

Pakistan

Lift the import ban on non-essential and luxury goods

On July 28 local time, the Pakistani government lifted the import ban on non-essential and luxury goods that had been in place since May. Restrictions on imports of fully assembled cars, mobile phones and home appliances will remain in place.

Total imports of banned goods fell by more than 69 percent, from $399.4 million to $123.9 million, due to the import ban on non-essential and luxury goods, the statement from Pakistan's finance ministry said. The ban has also had an impact on supply chains and domestic retail.

On May 19, the Pakistani government announced a ban on the import of more than 30 non-essential and luxury goods in an effort to stabilize dwindling foreign exchange reserves and a rising import bill.

Cr: Jiao dian shi jie