Border Closures Cause Anguish to Cargo Owners

1. Border Closures Cause Anguish to Cargo Owners Forwarders in Australia have said the cargo delays to extend due to border closures the reason are pandemic. The cost of shipping from China to Australia has been escalated as well by 200%. Chinese winter break and Beijing Olympics are expected to add further pressure on shipping holdups. Without any burden on the capacity of the passenger aircraft, there is little prospect of a post-pandemic return to normal for the beleaguered air freight market. The Importers and exporters could plan to raise the cost from the container shipper market, too with the rates would rise again. Indeed, some other costs are likely to raise such as admit fees, equipment levies, etc which will add to freight prices. Standard freight for shipping from China to Australia took about 8-10 days before the pandemic, which has been arisen to approximately double the time and the cost too. Additionally, with new waves of the virus, restrictions on air travel can dramatically air freight capacity, leaving space tight and prices volatile. When you are shipping from China to Australia, you can choose from four modes FCL sea freight, LCL sea freight, or airfreight. Shipping by air is faster than shipping by sea but the cost is much higher comparatively. There is an increase of about double the cost in all of the shipping modes due to border closures and delayed dispatch from the country of origin. Type of cargo that must be avoided during this time are foods and perishables, products near the date of expiry, Products that are already available domestically. China ASE Freight Jiechang Business Building, Songgang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen, P.R.China, 511700 Tel: +86-755-36303322 info@asefreight.com https://www.chinaasefreight.com/