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Weekly Shipping News - JiuFang Logistics (13th, Dec ~ 19th, Dec.)

By Riva | December 14, 2021
Ecommerce Air Freight Shipping

1. Ex China to USA By Sea:

  1. Sea-freight keep raising frequently,average  USD 1000 per week.
  2. Vessel cancel a lot,Shipping space limited and sailing date delays.
  3. LA/LB port is still on serious congestion,it may cost 10-20 days for the vessel being on berth.
  4. Container Excess Dwell Fee again would be held off another week, until Dec. 20

China to USA by air:

After the Peak Season to prepare the Christmas cargo passed by, the Air Freight reduced some than before.

Lead time: 7-12 working days. 

Ex China to EU:

  • The full deliver time from China to EU for ref:
  • BHX 4-12.5 days; LBA 4-16 days; CWL 1-14 days;  
  • Deliver by UPS: DTM 2-11 days；WRO 5-14.5 days; CDG 7-9 days                                        
  • Deliver by DHL: DTM 2-11.5 days；WRO 5-12 days; CDG 7-17 days                                      
  • Deliver by truck: WRO 5-11.7 days;        

Ex China to Canada:

  • What’s the Canadian logistics meeting: Serious Port congestion: Vancouver/Toronto
  • Pretty full Warehouses

The breakdown in Canadian Airport is still very slow due to the airport problem: lack of manpower and Covid-19 issues.

We’re doing our best to figure out the solution.

Airway rates to Canada are going up and shipping space is limited.

Please consult us case by case if you get any shipments.

Ex China to Australia by Sea:

  • Australia’s ongoing port congestion has left transport operators fuming over mounting container detention charges.

Ex China to Japan by Air:

  • There’re many flights have been canceled these weeks ex Qingdao,China to Japan.

International Courier:

  • There’re many Customs inspection cases by Shenzhen Customs this week.The lead time will be a bit delayed. The Courier rates may be increased in this week due to many flights canceled.
  • It will cost around 5-10 days ex China to USA, EU.

 
 

Weekly Shipping News - JiuFang Logistics (22nd, Nov ~ 29th, Nov)

By Lake | November 29, 2021
seafreight Logistics

1. Ex China to USA By Sea:

  • The shipping rates are skyrocketed this week. 
  • LA/LB port is still on serious congestion,it may cost 10-20 days for the vessel being on berth.
  • ZIM Line will omit all of the vessel ex Shenzhen, China to Los Angeles in December,2021.
  • The shipping space ex China to USA will be surely in tight, Please book the shipping space in advance.

*****The real transit time from China to USA these months as below:

Shenzhen, China to Los Angeles Seaport

Carrier Name:

Transit Time by sea
(Days)

Unloading time
(Days)

Pick-up time
(Days)

Unstuffing time
(Days)

Full Leading Time
(Days)

MATSON

10–17

1–10

0–6

0–2

11–35

ZIM

14–25

12–21

7

0–3

33–56

CMA

10–26

1–7

0–4

0–1

11–42

COSCO

21–32

1–2

8

0-5

35–53

EMC

13–22

1–2

0–4

0–2

14–30

OOCL

18–22

1

4

5

28–32

HMM

40

12–18

7

1

55–66

MSC

42

2–5

3–5

1

48–53

HPL

40

11

3–7

0–3

54–64

ONE

20-31

20

3–7

0–3

43–63

WHL

16

12–18

3–7

0–3

31–44

2. China to USA by air:

The airway rates ex China to USA is still going up, and the space is limited also.

Lead time: 7-12 working days. 

3. Ex China to EU:

Both the airway and seaway rates will be increased due to the peak season coming.

4. Ex China to Canada:

  • Serious Port congestion:  Vancouver/Toronto
  • Pretty full Warehouses

The breakdown in Canadian Airport is still very slow due to the airport problem: lack of manpower and Covid-19 issues.

We’re doing our best to figure out the solution. Airway rates to Canada are going up and shipping space is limited. Please consult us case by case if you get any shipments.

5. Ex China to Australia by Sea:

Australia’s ongoing port congestion has left transport operators fuming over mounting container detention charges.

6. Ex China to Japan by Air:

There’re many flights have been canceled these weeks ex Qingdao,China to Japan.

7. International Courier:

There’re many Customs inspection cases by Shenzhen Customs this week.The lead time will be a bit delayed. The Courier rates may be increased in this week due to many flights canceled.

It will cost around 5-10 days ex China to USA, EU.

 
 

Weekly Shipping News - JiuFang Logistics (16th, Nov ~ 21st, Nov.)

By Lake | November 16, 2021

1. Ex China To USA 

By Air

  1. About Rate & Space, Due to Air Flight reduced, now Air Freight increased a lot. The rate will be extended this week & space is still tight. If you have cargo ready, we suggest to arrange asap.
  2. About Amazon Warehouse, FedEx reject to deliver cargo to below Amazon warehouse. The delivery to the warehouses as below will be carried by UPS or Trucking: IND9, MDT2, SNA7, SBD2, TEB4, FTW1, SNA4, ONT8, Lax9, LGB8, CLT2, SBD3.

By Sea

  • The Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted to implement a “Container Excess Dwell Fee” directed at ocean carriers in an effort to improve cargo movement on container terminals amid record volume. The program starts on Nov. 1, with penalties to be assessed on Nov. 15. [Updated until Nov. 22.]
  • Under the 90-day policy, the Port of Los Angeles will charge ocean carriers for each import container that falls into one of two categories:  In the case of containers scheduled to move by truck, ocean carriers will be charged for every container dwelling nine days or more.  For containers moving by rail, ocean carriers will be charged if a container has welled for six days or more.
  • The Port will charge ocean carriers in these two categories $100 per container, increasing in $100 increments per container per day until the container leaves the terminal.

2. Ex China To Japan

  • Thanksgiving on 23rd Nov, will slightly affect the delivery time.

3. Ex China To Europe

  • UK destination port: The delivery delay is estimated to be 6~7 days.
  • New shipping service: China Europe train, ex Xian to EU, price more cheaper, 28-32 days deliver. 

4. Ex China to Canada

  • Vancouver unstuff time will be AC 3 days, CZ 7.8 days: JL 2 days, PR 21 days;  

5. Ex China to Australia 

  • At the end of the year, both domestic and foreign customs will increase the inspection degree, please do not conceal or omit the report.
  • Covid-19 in Melbourne will affect delivery. Melbourne TNT has not returned to normal. We don’t use TNT ANYMORE  WE USE ALLIED FOR LOCAL DELIVERY NOW the quote will rise 0.14-0.45 USD
 
 

Weekly Shipping News (2nd,Nov ~ 8th,Nov.)

By Lake | November 07, 2021

Ex China To USA 

By Air

  1. It is the peak season from October to November, the space is very tight & cost will be increased much.
  2. The Air Flight reduced this week due to CHINA INTERNATIONAL lMPORT EXPO.
  3. There will be some time adjustment of Winter schedule, which will affect the Air Space.

By Sea

Ocean freight to LA raised and lead time delays. Major reason as below:

  • Due to the empty containers has no place to return which has occupied the brackets and cause the shortage of container brackets .
  • The heavy containers has no brackets to pull out that stuck at the port which cause serious port congestion.
  • The trailer drivers are unwilling to take the job because of the reduced of income.

As above has caused a series of problems and extra cost,such brackets rental cost,container demurrage and detention etc.

a. Also The Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted to implement a “Container Excess Dwell Fee” directed at ocean carriers in an effort to improve cargo movement on container terminals amid record volume. The program starts on Nov. 1, with penalties to be assessed no earlier than Nov. 1.

b. The earliest Sailing time for standard service by EMC/Cosco is 11.09,average 4-6days at Last POD for Discharging .
ZIM average 14-18days at Last POD for Discharging .
MATSON might be slightly delays depends on different service,CCX could be the most stable.

Pls email us for the certain quote.

Ex China To Japan

  1. Japan has a holiday (cultural festival) on Wednesday, which will affect the speed of customs clearance and back-end delivery.

Ex China To Europe

1. UK destination port: The delivery delay is estimated to be 6~7 days,this situation is expected to last for 1 month. Reasons:   

  • The lack of tracks    
  • The high daily salary of the drivers, and the congestion of the cargo stations.

The reasons for the lack of UK drivers: 

  • retirement and lack of training during the Covid-19,   
  • EU drivers Leave UK after Brexit and changes in tax regulations.

2. The air price still increased a lot this week.

Ex China to Canada

  • Vancouver unstuff time will be AC 3.17days, CZ 5.57days; JL 2 days, PR 11.5days;  
  • Air freight prices will rise (0.5-1 USD).

Ex China to Australia 

  • Covid-19 in Melbourne will affect delivery.Melbourne TNT has not returned to normal.
 
 

Weekly Shipping News JiuFang Logistics (26th, Oct ~ 31th, Oct.)

By Lake | October 26, 2021

1. Ex China To USA 

By Air

  • The Air Flight:  The Air space is still tight, and the rates keeps being up this week.
  • Through there’re Covid-2019 infected issues in HK Airport last week, the HK Flights keeps as plan. Will keep eyes on it.

By Sea

1) Ocean freight to LA raised and lead time delayed, Major reasons as below:

  • Due to the empty containers has no place to store which has occupied the shortage of chassis .
  • The heavy containers has no chassis to pull out that stuck at the port which cause serious port congestion. 
  • The trailer drivers are unwilling to take the job because of the reduced of income. 

As above has caused a series of problems and extra cost,such chassis rental cost, container demurrage and detention fees etc.

2) The earliest Sailing time for standard service by EMC/Cosco is 11.04, average 4-6 days at Last POD for Discharging.

ZIM average 14-18 days at Last POD for Discharging.

MATSON might be slightly delays depends on different service, CCX could be the most stable. Pls email us for the certain quote.

2. Ex China To Europe

  • The air rates for EU increased a lot.
  • The current situation of trucks is still not very good, and it is still in the suspension stage.

3. Ex China to Canada

  • UPS in the direction of Vancouver is seriously congested, so we currently stop accepting goods.
  • The local delivery will be very slow.

4. Ex China to Australia 

  • Heavy congestion in Sydney port.
  • Covid-19 in Melbourne will affect delivery.
  • Melbourne TNT has not returned to normal. ALL the goods will go to Sydney and use truck for local delivery.
 
 

Weekly Shipping News JiuFang Logistics (19th, Oct ~ 24th, Oct.)

By Lake | October 19, 2021

1. Ex China To USA 

By Air:

a. The AIR spaces of Airlines: Wuhan GG/Xi’an KE will be recovered this week. But the space is still in tight, the rates will be increased again.

b. The delivery time is stable. Even the Amazon warehouse LAX9 is full, we will make the appointment in advance. It won’t make great effect to our delivery.

By Sea:

a. Destination Port:

  • EMC/Cosco average 4-6 days at Last POD for Discharging.
  • ZIM average 14-18 days at Last POD for Discharging.
  • MATSON might be slightly delays depends on different service, CCX could be the most stable.

b. Sea Freight: There’re special target rates from China to USA. Pls enquiry with us case by case.

2. Ex China To Japan

  • The end-to-end delivery is very stable,and the average lead time by air: 5-6 days;
  • The departure date from Shenzhen has been delayed due to typhoon on 13.Oct. The sailing schedule delayed about 7-25 days.

3. Ex China To Europe

  • As the impact of the Covid-19 in HK airport, there is a serious shortage in labor power to handle cargoes, most of the flights will be canceled or delayed. and the price also will be increased.
  • The China-European Truck delivery service will be seriously delayed due to Covid-19 infected issues in Gansu Province.

4. Ex China to Canada

  • The passenger flight of CZ Airline will be restricted to loading the cargos, which will affect the whole Canadian air transport market, and the price and shipping space will be increased accordingly.

5. Ex China to Australia 

  • The rates from China to Australia will be decreased a bit these days;
  • The departure date from Shenzhen has been delayed due to typhoon on 13.Oct .The sailing schedule delayed about 7-25 days.
 
 

Weekly Shipping News JiuFang Logistics (12th, Oct ~ 17th, Oct.)

By Lake | October 15, 2021

1. Ex China To USA 

By Air

  • The Air Flight: Wuhan GG/Xi’an KE canceled this week, CA space is almost full. The Air space is still tight, and the rates will be increased this week.
  • Through there’re Covid-2019 infected issues in HK Airport last week, the HK Flights keeps as plan. Will keep eyes on it.

By Sea

a. Port of destination

  • EMC/Cosco: around 4-6 days for Discharging in LA.
  • ZIM: around 14-18 days for Discharging in LA.
  • MATSON might be slightly delays depends on different services. CCX could be the most stable. 
  • Pls email us for the quotation enquiry@ tofba.com.

b. Sea Freight has drop a bit as below: The rates is effective till 15th Oct.

  • To LA/LB port: USD 9500-10500/40 HQ, Ex Shenzhen China, USD 10000-11500/40 HQ, Ex Xiamen China 
  • To New York: USD 13500-14500, Ex Shenzhen China

Other cities can also consult on case-by-case basis.

2. Ex China To Japan

a. In October, Some Amazon warehouses will stop receiving goods for one day, as shown below：    

  • TYO6: 2021.10.21 
  • TPF6: 2021.10.25

b.The Air freight ex Qingdao to Japan Amazon warehouse has reached USD 4.6/KGS in the market(Terms: DDU ). We have the lower rates, Pls consult us case by case. Lead time is very good and stable, around 5-7 days.

3. Ex China To Europe

  • The German Customs has strengthened supervision, requiring one-to-one supervision at the sub-order level.
  • The delivery will be delayed, due to the oil price increasing hugely, there is a serious shortage of trucks and drivers in the European.
  • As the impact of the epidemic in European, warehouses are full, especially the France warehouse. It will be delayed both gate-in and gate-out in the ports.

4. Ex China to Canada

  • The flight break down time: CZ 4.3 days; JL 1 day; HU 0.5 day; N4 4.5 days; 
  • The arrival time may be delayed about 3-7 days due to the congestion at Vancouver airport.
  • Currently, The Vancouver terminal is currently heavily congested, the cargoes of Toronto and Calgary are all unloaded at the Vancouver terminal, resulting in a shortage of pick/return appointments, and some containers fail to be unloaded before LFD, resulting in extra costs.
  • At present, it actually takes 5-7 days or more for the terminal to mention that a large number of containers will be stored at the terminal, resulting in DEMURRAGE/DEMURRAGE charges.
  • YYC1: it takes about 5-7 days on delivery. YEG1: it takes 10-15 days around.

5. Ex China to Australia 

  • The price keeps the same and the shipping spaces are in tight.
  • Heavy congestion at Sydney port.
  • The Covid-19 in Melbourne that could affect delivery.
  • BWU1 warehouse is overbooked, the earliest delivery date is 12.Oct. 
  • BNE1 warehouse is overbooked, the earliest delivery date is 24.Oct.
 
 

Container Shipping’s Latest Shock News

By Lake | September 29, 2021

1. Ex China To the USA

(1) The Air Fight fly to LAX mostly, & reduced many flights to JFK.

    a) For JFK cargo, we suggest flying to LAX then arrange FedEx/UPS to deliver, because the Air Freight increased a lot ex China to JFK.

    b) For LAX cargo, we can arrange to fly within 1-3days after gated in our warehouse.

(2)We will have spot rate to celebrate Chinese National Day, valid till 7-Oct (gate in our warehouse).

    Pls, feel free to contact me if you have cargo waiting to arrange.

2. Situation on USA seaports

(1) EMC/Cosco delays 7-10days in port of loading.

     ZIM delays 15-19days in port of destination.

     MATSON fast service lead time and rates competitive but very limited of space.

(2) Sea Freight There are special target rates from China to the USA. Pls inquiry us case by case.

3. Ex China To Japan

(1) In October, Some Amazon warehouses will stop receiving goods for one day, as shown below

TYO6：  2021.10.21 

TYO7：  2121.10.05   

KIX3：   2021.10.04 

KIX5：   2021.10.10

HND6： 2021.10.11

TPF6：  2021.10.04 and 10.25

(2) News of Japanese Customs:

Japanese Customs has strict inspection on many items, such as the Auto, bicycle parts, Medicine goods and so on. 

About the certificate issues, please re-check with JiuFang Logistics’s sales representative for professional suggestions.

4. Ex China To Europe

(1) UK:  The transit time from our warehouse  to BHX7 Amazon warehouse is long. Around 15 working days.

(2) All shipments to Europe need to offer the ASIN.

(3) The next shipping time by truck is around October 10th.

5. Ex China to Canada

(1) Vancouver seaport is still on serious congestion, the schedule to Toronto/Calgary will be delayed.

(2) We have the inland truck service from Vancouver to Toronto/Calgary with lead time 5-7 days. However, the warehouse handling maybe a bit slow due to the full warehouse.

(3) YVR2 warehouse delivery time will be very long, and the price will be expensive.

6. Ex China to Australia 

(1) Sydney & Melbourne is on congestion also, and the Covid infected issue will slow down the local delivery on Melbourne.

(2) PER local delivery is very slow, will be 18days +; BWU1 is very difficulty to booking delivery.  

 
 

Canada To Push Back Against Biden's Buy American Pledge

By CBC News | September 17, 2021

The minister responsible for international trade says Canada is well-positioned and ready to push back against a proposed massive new infrastructure bill that strengthens U.S. President Joe Biden’s Buy American pledge.

The U.S. Senate on Monday began debating the $1 trillion USD spending plan, which promises historic investments in everything from the nation’s railways to its electricity grid and high-speed internet network.

But in a worrying development for Ottawa and Canadian companies, the 2,702 page bill would also strengthen laws that call for U.S. tax dollars and government contracts to be spent on American companies as much as possible.

“My pitch to them is that you don’t have a better partner than Canada and that we are on this shared mission in economic recovery together,” said International Trade Minister Mary Ng on CBC’s Power & Politics today.

Ng said work is well underway “to demonstrate how interconnected our supply chains are and how important Canada is” to the U.S. as the Senate begins to debate the bill.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also raised concerns with the infrastructure bill during a call with Biden on Monday.

Right now, the bill — which is likely to be amended — says that “taxpayers expect that their public works infrastructure will be produced in the United States by American workers.”

Since taking office earlier this year, Biden has said repeatedly that investments in U.S. companies will ensure a strong recovery from the pandemic and position the U.S. to fend off China and its more quickly growing economy.

A 2019 U.S. government report stated that of the $290 billion in contracts the U.S. government issued in 2015, Canadian firms got contracts worth about $674 million.

 
 

global supply chains are being battered by fresh covid surges

By GCaptain | September 14, 2021

Asia’s renewed surge in Covid-19 infections is compounding supply-chain blockages across the world’s biggest source of manufactured goods.  After weathering earlier pandemic waves better than other regions, the fast-spreading delta variant has thrown into turmoil factories and ports in countries that were once among the most successful containing the virus.

The snarls in Asia — where the United Nations estimates around 42% of global exports are sourced — risk twisting their way through global supply chains just as shipments would usually ramp up for the Christmas holiday shopping season.  As earlier snags have shown, problems that start in Asian ports can ripple slowly, showing up later as delays in places like Los Angeles or Rotterdam and higher prices for consumers.  The flare-ups also worsen an already tortured year for exporters, with shipping costs sky-high due to a shortage of containers and as raw materials such as semiconductors become pricier and difficult to source amid red-hot demand.

“Delta is likely to significantly disrupt trade in Asia,” said Deborah Elms, executive director of the Singapore-based Asian Trade Centre. “Most of the markets have been fortunate in managing Covid well so far. But as Covid continues to spread, this lucky streak is likely to end for many locations.”

In a sign of those concerns, oil prices extended declines at this week’s opening in Asia as the delta variant’s spread has undermined the outlook for global demand.  In China, the world’s third-busiest container port was partly shut recently, while in Southeast Asia — among the worst-hit regions — factory executives have stalled production of electronics, garments and scores of other products.  At stake is an export boom that shielded trade-driven economies during the pandemic and was expected to fuel a broader rebound. The World Trade Organization had forecast Asia to lead an 8% rise this year in global goods trade.  Meanwhile, the supply choke will fuel concerns that rising inflation for Chinese producers or U.S. consumers will prove more than transitory, testing expectations among policymakers for a near-term cooling in prices.

The delta variant — as contagious as chickenpox — infiltrated China’s tough border defenses, seeding the first cases for months in places like Beijing and Wuhan. Indonesia is leading Southeast Asia in cases and deaths, pushing the region toward being among the worst-hit globally as vaccination rollouts lag. While China’s cases are relatively low, its zero-tolerance approach has ensnared the Meishan terminal in Ningbo-Zhoushan port, where all inbound and outbound container services were halted Wednesday after a worker became infected.  That shutdown follows the closure of Yantian port in Shenzhen for about a month after a small outbreak, which had ripple effects for international shipping.  In Southeast Asia, manufacturing managers saw a slump in activity last month as critical exporters struggled to keep factories running, a sign that Covid might finally be making a dent in the region’s resilient trade.

While Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand account for a combined 5.7% of global exports, they can greatly impact bigger economies like the U.S. and China, particularly in electronics, according to estimates by Natixis. China imports 38% of its data processing machines and 29% of its telecommunication equipment from the five countries, while the U.S. depends on half its semiconductor imports from the bloc.  That extends to export hubs of Japan and South Korea, which have remained mostly on track. Samsung Electronics Co., for instance, last month said revenues in its mobile phone business have been hit by the outbreak in Vietnam.

 
 
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