Oops! Something happened at the Amazon warehouse!

Xiaozhi saw a freight forwarder report in WeChat Moments that the warehouse of FTW1 in the United States has been seriously overwhelmed recently . The delivery team has been lined up on the highway, the waiting time for unloading has also been extended, and some appointments have been postponed to a week later. Sellers who have recently sent to FTW1 warehouses should prepare countermeasures in advance!

The situation at the Canadian site is particularly severe. Due to the epidemic, many warehouses have been closed and quarantined, and there is no sign of products being put on the shelves.

In addition, Amazon's French warehouses are also overwhelmed, making delivery more difficult and more costly . Some freight forwarders have increased the price of the two postal codes 60452 and 80337, ranging from 2 yuan/kg to 4 yuan/kg.

Some sellers said they had just received a notice from the freight forwarder that the UK DPD warehouse was seriously overwhelmed due to Amazon's warehouse scheduling . Tens of thousands of Amazon packages were stockpiled in the warehouse and could not be delivered, and the product listing rate was slow. At present, DPD has reduced the pickup of goods . There are now a serious shortage of DPD vehicles in the UK. Goods sent to the UK may be delayed in customs clearance, and pickup and delivery will also be affected to a certain extent.

Some sellers also said that their goods had been airlifted from the UK for more than 20 days but had not yet been put on the shelves . It seems that the third wave of the epidemic in Europe, ship blockages, Easter, strikes and other multiple blows have further hindered logistics to Europe.

Because the number of Amazon logistics shipments received by the Amazon operation center exceeded expectations , some of these shipments were delayed in entering the warehouse. In response, Amazon officials immediately stated:

So, besides waiting patiently, what else can sellers do to deal with the risks that may be brought about by liquidation? Xiaozhi will give you some advice.

It is reported that the air delivery price has been adjusted this week . Some freight forwarders quoted prices starting with 5, saying that air delivery to the United States and Canada is on sale at the same time. Some freight forwarders quoted lower prices, with prices starting with 4 for goods up to 300. However, most of the quotations from many freight forwarders still start with 5.

In response to this wave of air delivery price cuts, some freight forwarders informed their customers that the price was only a temporary correction and that they should arrange to replenish stock as soon as possible , as prices would increase significantly next week.

An industry insider analyzed that the price adjustment of air delivery in the United States and Europe may be related to the reduction of sellers' orders. Is the impact of several big-selling products being unavailable too great?

In addition to air delivery, the price of express delivery has also fallen . A freight forwarder quoted that the price of express delivery has dropped to the beginning of 5. However, the price of sea transportation, the main channel, has risen exponentially . A seller lamented: the price of sea transportation has increased by 25% in half a month, and the profit has been hit again.

Data from CCTV Finance reports show that among the world’s 21 shipping routes, the freight rate indices of 16 shipping routes have increased, and the freight rate indices of only 5 shipping routes have decreased.

The epidemic may be one of the reasons for the increase in logistics prices. According to the latest news from Taiwan's China Airlines, due to the cluster infection of the crew, it will start to cancel a large number of second-leg capacity on the US route next week , only retaining some cargo planes at LAX ORD, and canceling all other passenger and cargo planes.

It is understood that China Airlines currently has 21 cargo aircraft in its fleet and 47 wide-body cargo-carrying passenger aircraft. This shows the strength of its aviation team. Once the operation is suspended, it is likely to affect the transportation of a large number of materials and delay logistics.

Industry insiders estimate that the impact of China Airlines' suspension of flights this time is likely to exceed that of Cathay Pacific's previous suspension of flights . The sudden loss of effective capacity is likely to affect the price of the air freight market and even affect the national freight market.