Congestion in foreign ports has caused containers to be unable to return in time. At the same time, domestic companies are facing a shortage of containers and spaces. A freight forwarder, who did not want to be named, said that sometimes there are spaces, but the boxes cannot be picked up. Due to the high cost of ships docking at foreign terminals for too long, many shipping companies return empty containers to save costs, resulting in fewer and fewer containers in China. Sometimes there is no confirmation in the morning, there will be no boxes in the afternoon, and there are people waiting in line for the broken boxes to be repaired, and they will be snatched away immediately after the repair. Some shipping companies have opened online quotas, and freight forwarders will go online to grab boxes at a fixed time in the middle of the night. "Like grabbing a train ticket during the Spring Festival, the space and boxes are gone as soon as they are refreshed."
For example, India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan are all in a situation where they must grab positions at high prices. In addition, light cargo of less than 14 tons is easier to obtain positions, and it is even more difficult for positions heavier than 14 tons and even as high as 26,27 tons. There is no way to control the freight, and the position cannot be guaranteed. This is the current status of shipping.
