Unctad: Developing countries are more prone to high container fees
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Developing countries have been hit harder than shipping exporters in the West by the massive rise in container shipping in recent months. UN Convention on Trade and Economic Development The organization UNCTAD writes in its latest policy summary. The rate increase on routes such as China-South America and China-West Africa is higher than the main boat destinations in Asia-Europe and the Asia-West coast of the United States, according to the UN. There are various explanations for this according to the system.
Paul Jumlet
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One of these is that, according to Unctad, container shipping companies in developing countries are less noticed by the government and therefore have more free control. “In Europe and North America, competing authorities are closely monitoring cargo rates and capacity management by shipping companies and their allies, and may prevent rates from rising further,” the organization said. “But it is very difficult to set up such oversight and consequent consultation in developing countries because national competitive authorities have limited resources and expertise in the international container shipping industry.”
Potential abuse
Elsewhere in the world, however, competition officials are investigating ‘potential misconduct’ by container shipping companies, and Antot is aware that shipping exporters not only complain about high fees but also have difficulty obtaining empty containers to export their products. In its policy summary, ANDOD urges governments around the world to strengthen the position of national competitive authorities so that they can closely monitor policy ship owners. UN The organization says it is doing its part by conducting inspections and providing statistics on the liner services provided by ship owners and the fees they charge.
What plays a role in the routes to South America and West Africa, according to Uncut, are the longest routes in which containers have been stuck on ships for a long time. ‘When there is a shortage of empty containers, an importer from Brazil or Nigeria must pay not only the price for the entire import container, but also the cost of keeping the empty container in stock.’
Another problem faced by importers in South America and West Africa is the lack of recall. More cargo is being shipped than is being shipped. Returning mostly empty sea containers along these long routes to China is an expensive joke for container shipping companies, and according to Unctad, shipowners want to get compensation for this.
Capricious
The UN points out that cargo rates are also very erratic in small container targets. Many container ships travel on major routes such as Asia-Europe, which does not have a major impact if a call is missed, but if something happens in a sailing area that already has a certain number of scheduled services, it can be immediately affected by current rates.
Although developing countries are getting extra kicks out of the bustling container ship, according to the UNCAD, the UN has warned that the transport system around the world is currently operating. The system has realized. For example, Antad points out the traffic jams of container ships off the coast of California, where, according to the organization, ships were waiting in February, which contained containers full of Christmas decorations.
The recent siege of the Suez Canal by the container ship ‘Ever Given’ has not only raised container tariffs again in Asia-Europe, but has also pushed up prices in all other ways, mainly by further increasing the shortage of empty containers.
In order to ensure healthy container liner shipping to all parties after the corona epidemic, according to Unctad, it is important not only to strengthen the position of competing authorities, but also to provide additional impetus to industry and digitalization. Monitoring and tracking. Marine containers.
