Just entered the US line! The first shipping price of Hede Shipping to the West US is US$1,700, which is equivalent to a 50% discount.

The person in charge of a very large freight forwarding company revealed that the shipping company needs to ensure a stable supply of goods, but the very large direct customers insist on signing contracts at the original price, so the shipping company can only reduce the contract volume, while other shipping companies quickly fill the vacancy, showing that the market is optimistic about the subsequent development. of uncertainty.

Last year, the long-term agreement price of very large freight forwarding companies was about US$1,350, and this year it is expected to rise to US$1,500, while the contract price of large freight forwarding companies may reach about US$1,700, both about US$200 higher than last year. Most contracts between shipping companies and freight forwarding companies only fix about 20% of the freight rate, and the rest follows the market.

Faced with the low-price signing of very large direct customers, shipping companies have also adopted corresponding strategies. During market booms, actual revenue is increased through peak season surcharges, fuel surcharges and container imbalance surcharges (CIC). For example, at the end of last year, Yang Ming canceled the peak season surcharge, but other shipping companies insisted not to cancel it, resulting in Yang Ming being exclusively full.

Currently, the spot market freight rate for the US West Line is approximately US$3,400 per large box. The newly joined Hede Shipping offers a very competitive discount price for the first voyage, which is only US$1,700, which is half of the spot price, but still about US$200 higher than the cost price. During the epidemic, many shipping companies joined the West Coast route, but many of them have withdrawn after the epidemic ended. It remains to be seen whether this surge in freight prices will once again attract new players to join.

Tangshan Port Hede Shipping, as a state-owned shipping enterprise under Hebei Port Group, is the main operator of domestic and foreign trade container routes in Hebei Province. The company currently operates 29 self-operated container ships, with a total transport capacity of 550,000 deadweight tons and 34,000 TEU. Its domestic trade transport capacity ranks sixth in the country, and its total container transport capacity ranks among the top 40 in the world. The newly opened Shanghai-Los Angeles route is operated by Hede Hong Kong Company. It is scheduled to make its maiden voyage on March 21, providing bi-weekly services, and is expected to increase to once a week within the year, with five ships providing services.

This new route of Hede Shipping is based on Matson Line's America-West Express Line and has extremely high requirements for service quality. This route adopts a single-point direct flight with a voyage of 13 days, and bookings for the first voyage have been opened. The destination port also provides an appointment express pick-up service, and promises that the container can be picked up 2 hours after the ship docks at the port. If it exceeds 24 hours, a compensation of US$1,000 will be paid for every hour exceeded, mainly to attract e-commerce goods and urgent orders.