2020 is going to finish. Same as previous years, orders in Zhengzhou First Industry are much more than usual since October. While, different from previous years, it is much difficult and expensive to book the boat this year.
As an agricultural machinery manufacture, most machines in First Industry are produced with certain size. A whole 20ft or 40ft container is necessary. Unfortunately, freight forwarding company told us, not only is there a serious shortage of 40ft tall containers in the shipping market, but there is also a shortage of 40ft standard containers, and even 20ft containers are sometimes in short supply.
Chinese shippers and freight forwarders all over the world "seeking" empty containers, but where did the empty containers go? The answer is simple, it is blocked in other ports.
These months, shipping cost is higher and higher to promote shipping companies to cancel suspensions, add ships, and increase shipping capacity. However, a large number of containers full of cargo are seriously stranded in European and American ports and warehouses, unable to move.
In the middle of February, if the exporting transaction in China decrease as usual, shipping situation may be better and stop the increasing shipping cost. But it is still not optimistic due to the serious situation all over the world.