继去年年底胡塞武装袭击红海商船以来，全球主要班轮公司已绕行更长航线的非洲好望角。马士基警告称，红海危机导致的航运中断将持续到下半年，而运往美国的货物将出现严重拥堵和延误。马士基北美负责人Charles van der Steene在周二的一份声明中建议，企业管理者需要为这种可能的延误做好准备，并在供应链规划中留出更多的缓冲时间。
马士基警告：红海航运中断将持续到下半年，美国将出现严重拥堵和延误
2024-02-29
COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Maersk has warned of disruptions to container shipping via the Red Sea dragging into the second half of the year and of heavy congestion and delays for U.S.-bound goods.
Major container shipping companies have switched away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the longer route around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope following attacks on shipping by Houthi militants.
“Be prepared for the Red Sea situation to last into the second half of the year and build longer transit times into your supply chain planning,” Maersk’s head of North America, Charles van der Steene, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, has added about 6% in vessel capacity to offset delays as vessels take the longer route around southern Africa, it said.
The Copenhagen-based company also told customers, which include retail giants such as Walmart and Nike, to prepare for higher supply chain costs. Longer sailing times have already boosted freight rates.
“Many customers factor a cost per unit into their budgeting, and if that fundamentally changes due to all of this volatility, it could have a big impact on overall costs,” van der Steene said.
Longer sailing times around Africa have also meant significant delays for vessels bound for the U.S. East Coast, said Maersk, advising customers to consider alternative ports in Mexico, the Pacific Northwest, and Los Angeles for goods bound for the East Coast.
Heavy congestion in Oakland, California, have also resulted in delays for container vessels returning to Asia to pick up goods, Maersk noted.
作为全球贸易风向标的航运业巨头马士基近日宣布，为抵消船舶绕行非洲好望角带来的延误，已将船舶运力提高约6%。还向其客户包括沃尔玛和耐克等零售巨头传达了一个明确的信息：由于更长的航行时间导致运费上涨，客户应为更高的供应链成本做好准备。 马士基北美区负责人Charles van der Steene表示：“许多客户将单位成本纳入预算，然而，当这些成本因各种因素发生波动时，可能会对整体成本产生重大影响。” 此外，马士基还指出，绕行非洲不仅延长了航行时间，还将导致驶往美国东海岸的船只出现严重延误。为此，公司建议客户考虑使用墨西哥湾、太平洋西北部和洛杉矶等替代港口，以运送原本计划运往东海岸的货物。 同时，马士基也关注到加州奥克兰港的严重拥堵问题，这进一步加剧了集装箱船返回亚洲的延误。
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