In the past two days, a textile boss complained to the editor: Logistics are now slow. It usually takes 3 days to get to the customer, but now it takes 5 days. In the past, customers sent samples and got them in 2 days, but now it takes at least 3 days. very frustrated!
Affected by the epidemic, logistics and transportation in medium- and high-risk areas have been severely hampered, and freight rates in other areas have increased significantly. As the Spring Festival approaches, cross-provincial logistics and long-distance transportation become increasingly difficult.
For textile bosses, the increase in freight is the second, but the time spent on the road is This obviously slows down the timeliness, especially when customers send samples. “One of my customers sent a sample from Shandong on the 9th, but I still haven’t received it by the 14th.” A trading boss said, “There is an order, and the customer’s production cannot keep up. They are urged every day, but the logistics is also very busy. I don’t know when it will be delivered.”
With the Spring Festival holidays in various regions, there is not much production time left for textile bosses, and as the epidemic escalates and control is tightened, many Migrant workers have returned home early, and labor shortages in weaving factories and printing and dyeing markets have become acute. Some production links are short of workers and quality varies. Therefore, traders have recently been rushing to produce samples and ship goods to complete the process before the holidays. Therefore, logistics delays will undoubtedly disrupt their plans for textile owners!
Domestic
On the 12th, the Hebei Provincial Government held a press conference to introduce the latest situation of epidemic prevention and control. The press conference informed that in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Shijiazhuang City, Xingtai City, and Langfang City have implemented closed management, and people and vehicles are not allowed to go out unless necessary.
The epidemic situation is severe, many places have begun to block highways, and a new round of highway bans to encourage people to return has officially begun!
From January 2021 to now, 7 provinces and cities including Hebei Province, Heihe City in Heilongjiang Province, Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia, Yuncheng City in Shanxi Province, Chengdu City in Sichuan Province, Hefei City in Anhui Province, and Shunyi District in Beijing have announced Enter wartime status. Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, also recently announced that it has entered a state of war preparation. High-speed transportation in the above areas may be prohibited and deported!
(55 expressways are closed to traffic)
Overseas aspects
As the overseas epidemic continues to ferment, ports in many countries have experienced congestion and slow operations. As the election riots continue to intensify, local logistics and major industries have been severely affected, and cargo transportation will also face unprecedented “large-scale delays.”
Nigeria
In Nigeria’s busiest ports, TinCan Port and Apapa Port in Lagos, Due to cargo congestion at the port, no less than 43 ships laden with various goods are currently stuck in Lagos waters. Due to the limited space in the port, many ships are unable to enter the port and unload and can only be stranded at sea.
United States
The Port of Los Angeles, the largest port in the United States, continues to be under pressure from a large number of containers entering the port. At the same time, the port is severely congested, with a large number of ships waiting to berth. A surge in container imports has also caused congestion at ports, making it harder for trucks and vans to move goods out of ports quickly.
UK
Felixstowe, the UK’s largest port, which normally handles 40% of all container traffic in the UK, now has an average vessel stay in port for more than 32 hours, forcing consignment People transfer goods to other ports.
Maersk and MSC of the 2M Alliance have replaced Felixstowe with Liverpool on their trans-Atlantic TA2/NEUATL2 loop route since the end of last year.
Malaysia
Severe congestion has occurred at the busiest port. As congestion intensified, multiple wholesalers and retailers said, Container congestion at Port Klang’s Westport has caused delivery delays of more than a month, adding unnecessary costs.
Australia
Recently, Australia’s container supply chain has experienced continued chaos, and this problem may not be effectively resolved in the short term.
Due to previous strikes, ship schedules were disrupted, resulting in a backlog of cargo lasting “eight to 10 weeks”. But the union denied that the strike action was the main reason, saying that the surge in transport demand was the main reason.
India
Due to the gradual weakening of hurricanes, Kattupalli Port has resumed normal export consignment of ships. The port is deploying all necessary resources to reduce berthing delays and speedy transfers.
Hurry up and get your money back
The Spring Festival is less than a month away, and coupled with the recent impact of the epidemic, there are uncertainties in the market. For textile bosses, they don’t want to consider the market situation after the Spring Festival for the time being. They just hope to get as much money back as possible before the Spring Festival! As a textile boss said: The only way to relieve worries is to get money back! </p
