According to industry insiders, the price of shipping containers has plummeted due to the excess supply of shipping. According to data, the average price of 40 -foot standard high -cube containers in the United States and Europe and China has fallen since last summer.
The average price of European shipping containers has fallen from more than $ 4,000 in August last year to $ 3,455 in the Hamburg port and $ 2741 at the port of Rotterdam. During the same period, the price of the port of Los Angeles dropped from nearly $ 5,500 to $ 3,788.
Although the domestic new crown epidemic has been repeated, the prices of sea transportation in three major ports in China have also declined: the average price of 40 -foot standard high -cube high -cube containers in Shanghai, Qingdao and Ningbo Port has dropped from $ 6,000 in the past 10 months to $ 3,900 Between $ 4200.
With the successive unblocking of Shanghai, by mid -June, the number of empty containers and full -loaded containers from the port of ports in the city have returned to 98% and 80% of the normal levels per week, respectively. The number of imported containers full of Masky Group has returned to normal levels.
According to relevant sources, since the beginning of 2022, the average shipping cost has decreased by about 20%, and it will continue to decline gradually. But on the other hand, the container provided too much that it requires more warehouse space, and the current storage space is very scarce.