It is widely accepted in the shipping industry that as soon as the city of Shanghai completes the closure and the port opens, there will be a “ketchup effect” throughout the global supply chain, ie, the traffic jam in Shanghai will be released and the clutter will become problematic in other ports.
Joint report by Windward and Company Sea Intelligence Reveals that congestion is expected to increase sharply at European and US ports. Relief of the load will take time – in addition to the fact that many shipping companies find it difficult to meet the schedule they themselves publish, and it all happens exactly when the peak season begins.
A report by Windward, which this time dealt with the heavy congestion at the port of Shanghai in China following the ongoing closure of the city, reveals that the length of clerical visits to the port of Shanghai was not critically affected by the closure or congestion in the area.
Using data and using artificial intelligence, the company notes that in a comparison made between May 2022 and May 2021, Windward data shows that the monthly average rose by only 1.2 days – from 17 days to 18.2 days, or an increase of 6.9%. But the number of port clerks made by container ships to Shanghai during those two periods dropped by 16% – from 1,263 ships to 1,062 ships.
Examining the number of ships currently on their way from the port of Shanghai to the ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach There are now 29 ships with a total volume of just over 225,000 not. It should be noted that the ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach handle between 50 and 60% of all containers imported to the United States.