The shortage of boxes, congestion, continued high freight rates in the next period of time is still the main theme. A shortage of containers in Asia has pushed up shipping costs, and the lack of containers is the biggest distraction. Where have all the empty boxes gone? Markus Panhauser, DHL's head of global freight for Europe, said that the China-Europe rail transport capacity is also close to full capacity, and the China-Europe freight train has also suffered delays, squeezing capacity, "optimistic truck land transport." Enters the end of 2020, each ship company again send 2021 price increase notice, increase brush a new height!

Maersk charges a peak season surcharge from the Far East to Europe
Maersk, the biggest shipping line, announced that it had introduced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) in Europe and East Asia from December to next year. Suitable for refrigerated goods from the far east to northern and southern European countries. The surcharge will be $1000/20 'freezers and $1500/40' freezers and will take effect on December 15, Taiwan PSS will take effect on January 1, 2021.

In addition, CMA CGM, the world's third largest container line, has introduced the latest FAK rates from Northern Europe to Canada, the east coast of Mexico, the east and west coasts of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico from the beginning of the New Year.