At present, the global logistics supply chain blockage is still serious, the global shipping tension situation is still continuing. The export market is generally stable, based on this state, the market freight rate still maintains a high hovering.
Except for the US line, the volume of other routes declined:
Due to the blocked container logistics supply chain, the global routes except the US routes have declined.
According to new data from Container Trades Statistics (CTS), global container shipping fell 3% to 14.8 million standard containers in September, the lowest monthly cargo volume since February, up less than 1% from 2020.
In the U. S., consumer demand continues to drive growth in import container goods, CTS said. But global exports from Asia led to falling declines.
The only increase on the global route was from Asia to North America, with 2.2 million standard containers reaching the highest monthly volume in September. In September, Asian and European routes fell 9%, compared to just 1.4 million standard containers, decrease 5.3% from September 2020.
Route freight rates remain high and hovering:
In recently, the global COVID-19 epidemic is still in a relatively severe situation, and Europe shows signs of a rebound, and the future economic recovery is still facing great challenges. At present, China's export container transport market is basically stable, and ocean-going routes are hovering high.
For European and Mediterranean routes, the recent rebound of COVID-19 epidemic in Europe, dragging down the pace of economic recovery. The market transport demand is good, the supply and demand relationship are slightly tight, and the market freight rates are hovering high.
North American routes: Recently, the US transportation demand continues to remain high during the traditional peak transportation season, the supply and demand fundamentals are stable, and the average cabin utilization rate of ships in Shanghai Port is close to the full load level. The market freight rates of the Shanghai Port US-West and East US routes continue to hover at a high level, while the West US routes rose slightly, while the US-East routes fell slightly.
Persian Gulf routes: The epidemic in destinations is generally stable, the transport market remains stable, and the supply and demand fundamentals are good. This week, the average cabin utilization rate of Shanghai port ships maintained a high level, the spot market booking market fell slightly.
ANZ routes: Demand for living supplies keeps transportation demand high, and supply and demand fundamentals are solid. The average cabin utilization rate of Shanghai port maintains a high level, and the booking price in the spot market hovered high.
South American routes: The epidemic situation in South America continues to be in a relatively severe situation, and the epidemic in major destination countries has not been effectively improved. The demand for daily necessities and medical supplies pushed the transport demand hovering high, the supply and demand relationship is good, the market is generally stable this week.