Hanjin Company was detained at Shenzhen Port
September 12 hearing South Korea's largest shipping company Hanjin shipping "bankruptcy storm", triggering the global shipping industry vibration, and spread to Shenzhen, including Chinese enterprises. This reporter learned that, August 31 Hanjin shipping to the court to apply for statutory management, due to the cost of settlement, Hanjin shipping ship was more than the world refused entry or seizure, which Hanjin company ship Rotterdam August 31 Shenzhen port after the Yantian International Terminal Company in accordance with the law withheld, the ship a total of more than 9,300 containers can not continue to transport stranded, leading to the company's ships, containers of goods in the port backlog, blocked.
HANJIN SHIPPING SHENZHEN HAS BEEN CUSTOMIZED BY THE CUSTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RETURN
August 31, Hanjin Marine filed for bankruptcy protection, the incident suddenly, and because of its largest in South Korea, the world's seventh largest shipping company status and is particularly shocked. "August 31 Hanjin filed for bankruptcy protection, Hanjin, there are more than 40 ships, about 500,000 containers drifting in the sea, the current Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin Hanjin container ships have been detained." An unwilling The name of the Shenzhen shipping, told reporters that Hanjin Shipping in Asia - America - Europe routes have a great market share, Shenzhen is the world's first choice for very large vessels, coupled with Shenzhen for 23 years of domestic exports First, "creditors are worried Hanjin in the final bankruptcy liquidation, the claims can not be honored, forced to seize the vessel first, to obtain the initiative.
The creditor's self-protection causes the goods to be stranded in the port. This reporter learned that Hanjin company owned ship Rotterdam August 9 at 9 am into the Yantian International Terminal, has been detained. Dapeng Customs official told reporters that the ship was loaded with more than 9,300 containers, of which more than 1,000 international transit box, about 5,000 empty boxes, more than 3,000 boxes of goods loaded. "This 3000 has been loaded with the goods container is anxious to get back the owner, Dapeng Customs has held the first multi-sectoral joint meeting, the establishment of an emergency response team to optimize internal processes, the establishment of a time limit in various positions, strive for as soon as possible Shenzhen Customs and Excise Department official said, in the Hanjin sea bankruptcy, the Shenzhen Customs departments have been canceled many departments, additional personnel to open the window, coordination of customs clearance, inspection and other departments to open up a special deal with the Department of Customs and Excise Department, Hanjin business window, the need to return, exit, customs clearance of the freight forwarding company as soon as possible for the relevant procedures.
However, due to the world's largest ship company bankruptcy for the calendar year rare, many freight forwarding, customs officers on the relevant processes and laws and regulations are not enough familiar. Dapeng Customs officers in an interview with reporters specifically reminded the majority of the owner, first of all to understand their own matters to be handled, and get the relevant materials, the Customs will come to do, as soon as possible to withdraw from the container control venues, Dapeng Customs also To strengthen the duty room duty officer of the business training, proper reception of visitors, calls to understand the impact of the incident by the enterprise, also posted a notice on the customs clearance of the customs business process and the required list of materials to preach the relevant customs policy, The situation records and uploads and releases, does not allow the enterprise to produce more time cost.
Dapeng Customs official said, as well prepared to respond effectively, the day received the exit clearance application can be done the same day, there is no backlog of large backlog of business situation. According to statistics, Dapeng Customs received almost every day involving Hanjin container business nearly 300 votes, involving Hanjin Shipping Container Declaration a total of more than 3,000 copies, has been processed, the actual withdrawal of more than 1,400 containers.
However, Hanjin Rotterdam ship and more than 9,300 containers is just one corner. According to reports, there are still more than 40 ships Hanjin about 500,000 containers drifting at sea. This reporter learned that the export of goods at sea will mean that can not be discharged on time and delivery, resulting in delayed delivery, deterioration of goods, such as series of risks, cargo owners and freight forwarders will bear enormous economic pressure and possible economic losses. Shipping analysts pointed out that the Hanjin shipping bankruptcy, will allow Chinese cargo owners suffered huge losses, because the Hanjin maritime judicial level of claims for the Chinese shippers, freight forwarding does not make sense, the domestic shippers and freight forwarding incapable of going abroad to participate in a judicial program. At the same time, Hanjin Shipping is the largest creditor of the Korea Industrial Bank, creditors meeting is difficult to safeguard the interests of Chinese shippers, and now, Hanjin Shipping in Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian, Yantai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong branch offices and offices have been Into a halt.
Alliance, mergers and acquisitions Baotuan heating resistance shipping industry downturn
Hanjin shipping bankruptcy storm, highlights the global shipping downturn. Reporter learned that the Baltic Dry Freight Index earlier this year fell below 400, a record since 1985, the first time since the index, and in 2010 the index in 4000 or so. The Baltic Dry Index is used to measure shipping costs for raw materials such as coal, metals and fertilizers worldwide, and as a barometer of the shipping industry's booms, the lower index means that the global shipping companies The days are not easy.
The same front of the other shipping companies around the world is not optimistic, "King of the Seas" Maersk Group released the second quarter of 2016 results show that Maersk Line's performance following the loss of $ 1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, the second quarter of this year, a further loss of 1.51 Billion; and the world's fourth-ranked Chinese COSCO first-half loss of 7.2 billion yuan, Xiong Guan global shipping industry.
Although the downturn in the shipping industry is rooted in the slow recovery of the global economy and the weak growth of the world economy and trade, it is also the most direct cause of excess capacity, freight costs and rising costs. This reporter learned that, with the Hanjin shipping bankruptcy storm, the recent departure from Asia, the main container shipping routes, the spot market freight rates increased significantly since September 1, starting from Asia, the main container shipping routes to enhance the spot market tariffs 42%. Data show that from Shanghai to Losangeles 40-foot container freight rates increased by 42% to $ 1,674; from Shanghai to New York route container freight grew 19% to $ 2,151; from Shanghai to Rotterdam container freight growth Up 39 percent to $ 1,826.
"The intuitive changes in prices may be on the one hand, the most important is likely to be changes in shipping patterns, new alliances and mergers and acquisitions to strengthen." Shenzhen shipping people told reporters that in April this year, COSCO and CMA CGM Group, Hong Kong Orient Overseas Container Line Co., Ltd. and Taiwan Evergreen Marine Co., Ltd. will set up a new shipping alliance "OECAN", the new alliance will invest 350 ships, involving Asia, including northwestern Europe, Asia and from the Mediterranean, the Far East and from the Far East and the Far East The Gulf region, Asia to the US West Coast / East Coast, as well as the ocean routes and more than 40 routes, especially in Asia to Europe, the world's busiest ocean trade routes, control about 26% market share. At the same time, mergers and acquisitions will also be shipping Gangue Baotuan way. Reporters learned that the end of last year, CMA CGM to $ 2.4 billion acquisition of Temasek's Southeast Asia's largest shipping company Oriental Neptune. In March this year, COSCO and CSCL merged into COSCO Shipping Group. In addition, the construction of larger vessels has also become a new trend to lower the average cost. Reporters learned that the current CMA CGM, Maersk, COSCO have owned and continue to build a transport 18,000 and above standard container ships.
Hanjin Shipping
Hanjin Shipping is Korea's largest, the world's seventh largest shipping companies. Hanjin Shipping has more than 150 container ships, bulk fleet of ships, operating the world more than 70 regular and non-scheduled routes to the world each year on the transport of tons of cargo. Hanjin shipping predicament has been for many years, since 2011 Hanjin shipping has been a net loss for four consecutive years. In late April, Hanjin Shipping had asked for a debt restructuring, and the South Korean government and Hanjin Group have been trying to save them, but by the end of last year Hanjin Shipping debt totaled 6.6 trillion won (about 5.9 billion US dollars) Debt and shareholder equity ratio of nearly 850%, almost no hope of debt restructuring.
