Local firms are now paying up to 50 per cent more to ship goods by air instead of sea, in order to avoid months of shipping delays.
A FedEx cargo plane on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Apr 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US. SINGAPORE: Congestion at ports worldwide, including Singapore, has prompted some companies to switch from sea to air freight to get their goods to eager customers on time.
At the time, port operator PSA Singapore said the volatility was likely here to stay, and it would continue to ramp up capacity and smart technologies in their terminals. It has raised prices slightly, explaining to customers that this is due to higher logistics costs, said the firm’s corporate communications manager Canlian Liew.
Sea shipments have been delayed to at least a month due to port congestion. A year ago, it would have taken half that time for cargo to arrive in Singapore.“But right now, they use a different route. Every different point, our cargo gets unloaded and reloaded onto a different ship, and then that's where they … are not able to track the shipment anymore. So they are also not able to give us an estimated timeline,” she added.
“Luckily, a majority of our customers are quite understanding, because the port congestion is something that is not up to us to control.”Logistic providers said that companies should plan ahead and work closer with their freight forwarders to avoid any delays.
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