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Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Amazon employee strikes, FBA warehouses are seriously overwhelmed. Some warehouse deliveries in Europe have been postponed to April, and Amazon has postponed truck deliveries to some warehouses in the United States to April. Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for sellers to replenish their stocks in time .
Recently, the topic of out-of-stock has been very popular in the seller communication group. Many sellers will face the embarrassing situation of out-of-stock, and some sellers' products have even been out of stock and have no goods to sell . ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
It is not easy to restock now, so please cherish what you have. However, an accident that happened recently made it even more difficult for sellers to restock. The main artery of Asia-Europe route has been cut off! It is understood that on March 23, a super-large container ship named EVER GIVEN, owned by Taiwan Evergreen Marine, with a capacity of up to 20,388 Teu, ran aground in the Suez Canal ! ▲ The picture comes from the Internet As can be seen from the picture above, the entire cargo ship is lying across the Suez Canal , blocking the waterway completely. As a result, hundreds of cargo ships are unable to pass through and have to queue up in the waterway. This scene is also jokingly called "Big Brand Evergreen" by the seller . ▲ The picture comes from the Internet The Suez Canal is a vital waterway connecting Asia and Europe, carrying 10% of the world's maritime trade. However, due to blockage by large cargo ships, the Suez Canal has now become the world's busiest waterway blocked in both directions . Egypt is currently investigating the cause of the grounding. Taiwan’s transportation department’s Maritime and Port Bureau said that the ship may have been hit by a force 9 gale, which led to the grounding. According to speculation from the shipping industry, the accident was partly due to the Egyptian government's improper maintenance of the waterway , which caused large variations in the depth of the riverbed and the bottom of the waterway, resulting in frequent grounding and bottoming accidents for passing ships. Once a nearly 400-meter cargo ship is placed sideways, it is like a mobile dam. It is understood that in order to help the freighter escape, the Egyptian government immediately used excavators to try to widen the river channel and first free the part of the freighter embedded in the river bank. ▲ The picture comes from the Internet Now the world's attention is focused on the excavator next to this freighter. Compared with the freighter which is nearly 400 meters long, the excavator sent by Egypt is really small . A "small" excavator is actually responsible for clearing the main artery of the Asia-Europe route and rescuing giant cargo ships. This has also attracted many netizens to joke: "When you are under a lot of pressure at work, think about this small excavator." ▲ The picture comes from the Internet ▲ The picture comes from the Internet Due to the "limited capabilities" of the excavator, the rescue of the cargo ship and the dredging of the waterway are not progressing smoothly. Some netizens with great imagination have designed a rescue plan for the Egyptian government. "The Egyptian government could learn from the old man in Up and tie balloons to various parts of the cargo ship and use the characteristics of the balloons to lift the cargo ship into the air. Wouldn't that open the Suez Canal?" ▲ The picture comes from the Internet According to Taiwanese media reports, the freighter has now resurfaced and is moving slowly along the river bank. Since the freighter is still in the Suez Canal, it still has an adverse impact on the passage of passing freighters. The subsequent impact of the canal blockage The Suez Canal is the main artery of the Asia-Europe shipping route. The economic losses and chain reactions caused by this accident are difficult to estimate. For sellers, the most direct impact is the punctuality and freight rates of cargo ships . It is understood that after the freighter set sail from Kaohsiung Port on February 22, it has called at ports such as Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Taipei, and Yantian. If the seller's goods are unfortunately on this freighter, it is still unknown when the goods will arrive. Also affected are cargo ships passing through the Suez Canal. Currently, a large number of cargo ships are gathered between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Even if the Suez Canal returns to normal, the number of cargo ships forced to stay due to the grounding incident is too large, so the congestion in the Suez Canal will still exist . ▲ The picture comes from the Internet If the cargo ship chooses to go around the Cape of Good Hope, it will add 10,000 kilometers to the voyage. Due to cost considerations, airlines will not easily change the route . Even if airlines choose to go around the Cape of Good Hope, the cost will inevitably be passed on to the seller, and the shipping price will naturally rise . Moreover, as the golden waterway that carries 10% of the world's maritime trade, the number of cargo ships passing through the Suez Canal will not decrease due to congestion. Although there is news that the Suez Canal will be open to navigation soon, given the current congestion in the Suez Canal, the price of air freight is bound to rise. The grounding of the freighter is not a simple accident. It has a significant impact on the Asia-Europe routes and freight rates. In the coming period, sellers may face large-scale logistics delays and soaring freight rates. What do sellers think about this freighter grounding? Welcome to leave comments and share ~
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