中国から米国への運賃が30%上昇!最高2009年以来

5月、上海から米国西海岸へのコンテナ搬出量は、昨年同期に比べて減少したが、その後2ヵ月間で2.8%、1.9%の増加となり、逆転した。7月の米東海岸向け貨物コンテナの搬出量は4%増加した。

Shipping costs for Chinese exporters have soared amid fears of an escalating TRADE conflict between the US and China, as well as a reduction in shipping routes due to coVID-19.In recent months, Chinese exporters have been prepaying shipping costs for U.S. products.

8月初め、中国港湾協会の記録によると、夏場の米国向け貨物の総量が急増したのは、主に「中米間の貿易摩擦を懸念する貿易業者が前倒しで出荷したため」という。

The US government said on September 1 that it would not impose trade war tariffs on a wide range of Chinese products, including smartwatches, respirators and medical masks, for now, but that the suspension would only last until the end of the year, rather than the one-year extension Washington had agreed to.

In early August, the China Ports Association said in a record that the total volume of goods shipped to the United States increased rapidly during the summer months, mainly because "traders worried about trade frictions between China and the United States brought forward shipments."

上海航運取引所によりますと、同社の港から米国や欧州向けの貨物はほぼ満船状態で、予約が殺到しているため、出荷が遅れる可能性があります。

In May, container shipments from Shanghai to the West Coast of the United States were still lower than a year earlier, but bucked the trend with gains of 2.8 percent and 1.9 percent in the following two months.Shipments of cargo containers to the East Coast of the United States rose 4 percent in July.

"Based on current orders, we will be at full capacity until the Spring Festival in 2021," said Gray, general manager of Gennar Sports Equipment Co., which makes bikes for the U.S. market.In 2021, the Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 12, when most businesses in The country shut down.

米中貿易摩擦の激化への懸念に加え、新型コロナウイルス(covid-19)による輸送ルートの縮小などで、中国の輸出業者の輸送コストが高騰している。ここ数ヶ月、中国の輸出業者は米国製品の送料を前払いしている。

米国市場向け自転車を生産しているジェナル・スポーツ用品のグレイ社長は、「現在の受注状況では、2021年の旧正月までフル稼動するだろう」と話した。2021年、中国の旧正月は2月12日に始まり、国内のほとんどの企業が閉鎖されます。

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange said shipments from its port to the U.S. and Europe are almost fully loaded and could be delayed because of heavy bookings.