Not long ago, as soon as the news that Bezos will travel around the space on the "New Shepard" next month was released, the discussion became very high, and even more than 40,000 American people petitioned to refuse to let Bezos return to Earth.
However, some sellers also joked that the brother-in-law actually went to space just to build a space station, bringing 100,000 registered links to attract investment in outer space, opening up the logistics and markets of the solar system, and promoting Chinese products to the entire universe. Some sellers even imagined the advertising slogans of freight forwarders: "One rocket pod is free, one rocket pod is an instant kill, and one rocket pod is 0.99." "Interstellar direct flight, from Earth to Mars, 10 RMB/KG, and rocket express delivery, same-day delivery." "The Galaxy Railway receives goods, which is cheaper than the rocket, with stable delivery time. I will order by Didi." Speaking of freight forwarders, in addition to sellers being blocked, the cross-border logistics industry seems to be in trouble and entering a period of shock. Recently, there was news that a freight forwarding company in Fujian was reported by a partner company under its real name and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught in a fee dispute, a freight forwarding company was reported by its partner under real name! It was learned that a freight forwarding company in Fuzhou was reported by its partner under real name and its illegal operations were exposed, which attracted widespread attention from people in the industry.
It is understood that the Fuzhou xx freight forwarding company and Haining xx supply chain company, which were reported by real name, officially reached a cooperation in March 2019. However, since May 2020, the goods collected by the freight forwarding company have all been under-declared and used fake HS CODE, resulting in a capital loophole. ▲ The picture comes from xx cross-border comprehensive service platform At the same time, since most of these goods are footwear products, the value and tax rate are extremely high, and high taxes are generated during customs clearance. Now many goods have been detained, and overseas bonded warehouses have not yet been processed, which has accumulated a large amount of storage fees, the total of which has reached millions . If the owner does not claim them in time, these goods will be destroyed in the near future. Despite repeated negotiations between Haining xx Supply Chain Company and the freight forwarding company, the freight forwarding company still disregarded the rights and risks of the cargo owners and forcibly violated the spirit of the contract in order to gain more profits, resulting in a capital loophole. At present, the freight forwarding company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and its employees have resigned one after another. As of now, the freight forwarding company involved has not made an official response, so whether it is really on the verge of bankruptcy or "passively bankrupt" remains to be verified. The freight forwarding and logistics industry is unpredictable, and we need to be alert to possible risks such as fee disputes, freight forwarders running away, and defaulting on debts. Previously, a freight forwarding company in Zhejiang Province ran away after collecting goods at a low price, causing the capital chain to break, and a large amount of goods were detained, and the cargo owners were forced to bear sky-high fees. ▲ The picture comes from Weibo The series of incidents involving freight forwarding companies have made sellers "exhausted by the need for goods". However, to make matters worse, the recent surge in freight rates on major global routes has made cargo transportation face even more severe challenges. Freight rates have increased for ten consecutive years, breaking the 20,000 US dollar mark in Northern Europe! It is learned that the freight index of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange directly shows that the freight rates from Shanghai, China to Europe have increased for ten consecutive weeks in the past 10 weeks.
According to foreign media reports, the current container freight from China to Northern Europe has exceeded the US$20,000/FEU mark, and the container freight from Shanghai to Los Angeles, the United States has reached US$32,000/FEU. In the trans-Pacific region, shipping companies quoted prices as high as US$25,000/FEU for shipments to the west coast of the United States. Data shows that for cargo from Chinese ports to Felixstowe and Southampton in July, the top five shipping companies offered a price of $21,000/FEU , with an average freight rate of $18,000 . Although these high freight rates include additional container and space guarantee fees, many shippers are still facing the situation of dumping cargo. According to the vice president of a shipping company, a shipper who needs to transport 300 containers from Shanghai and Yantian to Los Angeles next month has been offered a price of $25,000/FEU. This means that the total freight for 300 containers of goods will be as high as $7.5 million, which is close to the selling price of a container ship. Some sellers even joked helplessly that it would be better to buy their own ship than to ship by sea. According to the current trend, the bottleneck currently encountered by the container shipping market will still be difficult to break through in a short period of time. Moreover, with the recovery of the economies of Europe and the United States and the growth of consumer demand, the challenges faced by the logistics supply chain in the peak season environment will be further increased.
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