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Shipping consultancy Drewry sees feuds between shipping companies and forwarder and non-vessel shipping carrier (NVOCC) customers as one of the four key disruptions to supply chains in 2022.
"We're seeing some shipping lines shutting out NVOCCs, and some making it impossible for NVOCCs to shop preferential terms with ocean carriers and sign state rate contracts with shippers," Drewry said.
Some forwarders told The Loadstar they were unable to get rate agreements from these companies for January 2022 on Asia-Northern Europe and transatlantic routes. "Our account manager seems to have disappeared, 18 months ago he was with him, and now we can't reach him, and we don't get back to emails," said the director of a British NVOCC. Another forwarder said the account manager He refused in every possible way, that is, he did not report the rate for January, but only said that he would wait until the Spring Festival. As a result, some small and medium-sized forwarders have no way to tell their shippers what the freight rates will look like next year. This situation is a strong indication of market uncertainty and that low-value imports will become unsustainable, potentially forcing many small shippers to delay or cancel orders.
The "second biggest threat" to the supply chain in 2022 is that large cargo owners who have signed long-term contracts with shipping companies also have the risk of contract disputes. Drewry said: “More direct passenger (BCO) will have to accept the new reality of the market, you can’t ship 10 boxes one week and 50 boxes the next and expect to be able to get 100% capacity every week. ."
The shipping company has told direct customers that in 2022, the weekly capacity they can receive is the result of dividing the minimum quantity commitment (MQC, minimum quantity commitment) stipulated in the contract by 52. Shipping companies may also charge "dead freight" for unused space (and also charge for unused space).
Drewry also warned shippers using western U.S. ports to prepare for possible supply chain disruptions in the first quarter of 2022 due to poor dockworker renewal negotiations. Shippers with fresh memories of past labor disputes, now is the time to look for alternatives.
The fourth major factor is obvious, the epidemic. China currently implements a zero-tolerance policy, and may close more secondary ports, barge operations and feeder operations without prior warning in the future, and it does not rule out other countries being affected by new virus variants or a new wave of epidemics. blockade.
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