Amazon issued a notice to sellers on Wednesday that it would impose a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge on third-party sellers using FBA, which will begin April 28, the first time the company has imposed such a surcharge.
On April 14, a Maersk-owned "MONTE CERVANTES" container ship was carrying out cargo operations at the Tecon terminal in the port of Santos, Brazil, when two containers fell from the ship into the water. Four containers collapsed, but these collapsed containers are still on board.
On April 14, the container ship "HAIAN CITY" collided with the product tanker "ORION EXPRESS" about 15 nautical miles south of Chittagong port in Bangladesh. The accident caused one or more containers of the ship "HAIAN CITY" to fall into the sea. Both ships were damaged, details of which are unknown.
In the early morning of April 16, a container ship with a capacity of 10926TEU named "CMA CGM LISA MARIE" caught fire when the container on board caught fire in the waters of Shabang, Aceh Province.
Japanese labor unions hold "Shunto" activities every spring. Recently, dock workers at ports across Japan plan to hold a one-day strike on April 17 (Sunday), and all port terminals face a 24-hour suspended.
Australia plans to increase its commodities exports in the current fiscal year in light of the current rise in global commodities prices. According to the latest quarterly resources and energy report released by the Australian government, the country's exports will increase by 44 million tons year-on-year in the fiscal year 2021-2022 ending June 30, mainly iron ore and power coal.
On Tuesday (April 12) local time, the Kwazulu-Natal province, where the Port of Durban in South Africa is located, also shut down terminals and disrupted major roads and shipping. A large number of containers were washed away by the flood and scattered.
UPS domestic air freight surcharges are also on the rise. On March 28, UPS announced that it would increase the surcharge level by 1.75%. Since April 4, it has surged to 20%, reaching 21.75% on Monday.
In the context of severe congestion at the two major transshipment ports of Colombo and Singapore, Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) has decided to open a new direct route "Bengal Service" from South China to Chittagong.
The actual shipping price of container ships has dropped by about 20% on average since the Spring Festival. The freight rate from China to West America has dropped from about 12,000 US dollars to 8,000 US dollars now, more than 30%, and the European line has dropped even more.
