According to data released by American research company Descartes Datamyne on May 11, in April this year, the volume of maritime container shipments from Asia to the United States increased by 32.1% compared with the same period last year, to 1,6,564,443;

The traffic volume has grown for 10 consecutive months, setting a new historical record for a single month in April.

In terms of regions, the number of sea containers sent from China to the United States increased by 46.5% year-on-year to 9878334, accounting for about 60% of Asia's traffic;
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Vietnam increased by 35.5%, Thailand increased by 13.9%, Japan also increased by 8.5%, and India increased by 76.4%, the highest growth rate among the 10 major countries and regions.

However, the epidemic situation in India has continued to deteriorate. As of 8:00 on May 11, local time, in the past 24 hours, there have been 329,942 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in India. The number of new confirmed cases in a single day has remained above 300,000 for 20 consecutive days. 22992517 cases were diagnosed.
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The output of iPhone 12 mobile phones processed by a factory in Tamil Nadu, India, has fallen by more than 50%.


A large freight forwarder pointed out that due to the impact of the epidemic, the growth rate of maritime container traffic departing from India after May may slow down.

The price of China-US shipping containers has risen wildly, surpassing US$7,000!


Shipping freight rates from Asia to the United States remained stable at close to historical highs in the first quarter. According to the Drewry World Container Freight Index, freight rates are now starting to rise again, especially for the East Coast freight rate, where the freight rate per 40-foot TEU exceeded US$7,000. .
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According to the latest week of Far East-US East freight rates announced on May 7, the freight rate per 40-foot TEU soared to US$7,036, an increase of US$617, or 9.6%.

Last year, the industry was in an uproar when it rushed for US$5,000. This year, the freight rate has risen even more than US$7,000. The 20-foot TEU on the Far East-Europe line has also risen to US$4,678.
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On the east coast of North America, shipping from Southeast Asia is currently $450/FEU cheaper than from North Asia.

In April, the freight from Southeast Asia to the east coast of North America was higher than the freight from North Asia to the east coast of North America, about $100-$150 / FEU. In March, the spread reached a peak of $250/FEU.
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According to the Port of Los Angeles, another 15 container ships will arrive in the next three days, 11 of which will join the queue.

According to the Port of Los Angeles, the average waiting time for a berth is 6.6 days, which is more than one day shorter than in March.

In April, 65% of arriving freighters must directly anchor in the open sea and line up.

At present, the number of freighters waiting to enter the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is maintained at around 20 ships per day. There were 19 ships on May 10 and 22 ships a week ago.
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