摘要: |
FOR LOGISTICS MANAGERS WITH LIMITED TIME at the helm, this chaotic market seems extraordinary. But let me assure you that this is just another "black swan," a totally unexpected market event-and you will see many more before your retirement. Black swan events can affect just one mode such as a strike, or weather disaster, and then there's an event like a pandemic that affects every corner of the global market. However, the news this month is about a turnaround in ocean rates. Ocean prices in competitive lanes are in a free fall. Contracted prices, seen as a hedge against further price increases are, for some, now higher than spot prices, as ship owners are looking out just a few months when box capacity will increase with the delivery of new, larger vessels. |