Logistics Around The Covid-19 World
Logistics Around The World
I tried to identify the directions in which the world will take after this pandemic. The moment is still hot, several crises overlap, it is not clear how long it lasts or what amplitude it reaches.
We are experiencing a global multi-crisis, public health crisis, economic crisis and climate crisis – perfect bad-timing. However, a number of general trends can be foreshadowed. Just the fact that everyone predicts more or less radical changes is an indicator that something is happening. Initial hysteria and panic primarily created a consumer boom before the global recession. Now there has been silence and in the rest of the world, activity seems to be resuming, albeit very slowly.
Shipping Containers are still on-going
In the U.S. economy there are plenty of headlines talking about different jobs that need to be put on hold to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but there are some jobs that continue to even rise. Obviously, the medical staff is in the first line, but there are a lot of other key workers in the USA economy, including many working people such as drivers or logistics- people who move. We highlight the fact that our country’s economy needs to keep going no matter what is going on and we need to have people working and stay safe and be brave in front of this threat.
Latest researches that have been published, presented information on the potential shipping downside brought by the spread of the coronavirus, warning seaborne trade this year could go on a declining scale that we never seen for almost 35 years, but we are still positive about it and our clients trust us and believe that USA economy will come back with even greater powers in the global race.
According to OECD:
- Over 50 countries have changed port protocols, ranging from port closure and quarantine measures to additional documentation requirements and examination. That said, some countries have also set up “green lanes” at ports of entry and border crossings, to accelerate the processing of cargo shipments.
- At the time the virus struck, large numbers of shipping containers were in Chinese ports, and restrictions on their movement have led to a shortage that has seen the price of containers rise (in some cases considerably), with flow-on effects for the price of cargo, including food products.
- Lockdowns are also impacting the availability of labour to unload ships at ports (notably in countries where this is less automated) or raised costs due to increased protective measures for workers.
- More generally, all supply chains are being affected by the need to ensure additional health and safety measures for all participants in the supply chain (which affect costs and time).
- Limits on mobility of people and lockdowns are affecting a variety of trade processes, from physical inspections of goods for SPS, to testing and certification for TBT, to changing how anti-dumping investigations are conducted.
All of these are adding to the time and costs of international trade on products that matter. They will require co-ordinated action amongst governments – and with the private sector – to find solutions to the logistical constraints affecting the ability to get essential products where they are needed most.
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