Container ship company in July to more than the price of shipping market self-help aid
Since this year, the "price" has become the container (container transport market research).
In the global shipping giant Maersk for four consecutive months of price strategy, domestic shipping enterprises respectively in March, April and May upregulation of cargo price.Last Friday, "securities" reporter from a domestic shipping enterprises office was informed that, in July the company will be the price again.This information is com www industry researchers confirmed, the researcher has been tracking investigation of shipping market, the shipping company will in the domestic part of recent price increases again, mainly concentrated in the European route.
Shipowners Association said, although the price is helpful to improve the profit of domestic shipping routes, but long-term market supply and demand imbalance is the key problem, the short term it is difficult to rely on official "rescue" solve shipping embarrassment.
Abandon soldier baoshuai
Reflect two of the shipping market is an important index, a Baltic Dry Index (BDI), one is China container freight index; the former is the embodiment of the dry bulk shipping market, the latter is container transport market.
At the beginning of this year, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) all the way down, 3 in February to record low of 647 in 26 years, the cumulative decline once reached 63%.At the time, "securities" reporter reported that "BDI super bear end? Industry price called rescues the city" one article, Chinese ship-owner association secretary-general Zhang Shouguo said in an interview, "I hope the shipping price reasonable regression".
At that time, shipowners' Association is in the process of development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce to reflect shipping difficulties, appeal to the relevant departments in the "such as business tax relief, the implementation of preferential income tax, advance cargo reservation," to help the shipping industry.
However, as of the end of the first half, the shipping industry "self-help" appears to be far greater than "foreign aid".
"Securities" reporter recently from the shipowners association relevant person place understanding arrives, the shipping industry is the main problem at present the excess capacity, in the relevant departments to publish relevant support shipping powerful policies, the last half of the year, domestic shipping company "abandoned the army baoshuai" somebody in.
Some shipping companies active on burden, some operation costs the old ship demolition, scrapped, with dry bulk carrier at.
In Ningbo sea as an example, the recent will be under the ship "in 28" wheels with 28450000 yuan as scrap ship sale before the sale, and the calculation is not repair bills, the wheel balance only 3022200 yuan.
"In fact, from the beginning of last year, this reduces a burden way began to clear, this year some of the big shipping company action is obvious."The shipowners' Association said.
Collective price
And dry bulk market, since this year cargo market. "The price is self".
Since March, the global shipping giant Maersk drive, domestic container shipping companies almost appeared monthly carry case.
In March 1st 775 dollars / Maersk freight rate raised the standard container, then in April 1, 2012, once again raise the Asia to Europe Container Transport freight rates, per standard container extra $400 increase.In May 1st, the Maersk again on Asia-Europe line of each standard container price increase of 400 to 450 dollars.On June 15th, the Maersk Asia-Europe routes began levying a "surcharge", each standard container charging standards for $350.
In this case, "securities" reporter from a domestic shipping enterprises office was informed that, in July the company will be the price again.Coincidentally, in the reporter learned of the situation soon after, CSCL claimed that, since July the company will be on the European route will be charged $300 /FEU peak season surcharge.
"Container ship enterprises or collective price" get com www industry researchers confirmed.
Changjiang Securities analyst said, "if the July cargo price successfully, will be on the shipping company profits have more help, may also be the company stock price the catalyst."
In contrast, com www thinks, at present shipping transport power is surplus, and the 2012 third quarter was still in the ship delivered peak supply and demand imbalance, continue, freight rate is still downside risk.Think in the third quarter China container freight index integrated trend is still not optimistic.
Distant water can not quench the thirst
Data shows, up to stop the end of last week, the turnover rose and press harbor drive, the international dry bulk market index was up 2.66%, reported in 1004 points.China container freight index, reported 1307.31 points, down 0.59% from last week.The first half of 2012, from the whole, China container freight index trend is the trend before.
Yesterday, reporters in the Chinese ship-owner association and relevant personage communication, each other to admit, in accordance with the present situation of the shipping industry, the future of container shipping companies only rely on price again, can guarantee the airline profit increases, can let the market acceptance is the key.
"At the beginning of our will to relevant state departments to seek help, but the shipping industry overall is more complex, involving a lot of things, even if the ministries were once again have an informal discussion, many measures are still difficult to implement, now shipping enterprises can only rely on themselves to solve the problem in front of you" these people said.
Source: Jinling Evening News
