Share of the container fleet capacity not utilized 2019-2022

Between January 2019 and February 2022, utilization of container ship capacity became an issue. In January 2019, about 2.9 percent of the global container fleet capacity was unutilized. In February 2022, this figure grew to 11.6 percent, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the worldwide supply chain. Delays of container ships and trade imbalances were among the main reasons for the low capacity utilization rate in 2021 and 2022. Schedule reliability of container carriers droppingAmid the pandemic, the schedule reliability of leading container carriers decreased considerably. While in January 2020, 68.5 percent of container ships reached their destination on time, in January 2022, only 34.4 percent arrived on time. Moreover, the time it took for a shipping container to reach its destination increased. Between January 2020 and January 2022, the number of days for a shipping container to be delivered from China to the United States more than doubled, from about 51 to 107 days. Soaring container freight ratesWith less capacity available and demand for container shipping not decreasing, container freight rates have reached record-high levels. While throughout 2019, the global container freight rate index oscillated between 1,262 U.S. dollars and 1,720 U.S. dollars, it started to rise steeply at the end of 2020, reaching its peak in September 2021 at 10,361 U.S. dollars.

自2019年1月至2022年2月，集装箱船运能力的利用率问题日益凸显。2019年1月，全球集装箱船队约2.9%的运力处于闲置状态。至2022年2月，这一比例增至11.6%，主要归因于COVID-19大流行对全球供应链的冲击。2021年和2022年集装箱船的延误和贸易失衡是导致运力利用率低下的主要因素。疫情期间，主要集装箱船公司的运输时间可靠性大幅下降。2020年1月，68.5%的集装箱船按时抵达目的地，而到了2022年1月，这一比例仅为34.4%。此外，运输集装箱到达目的地所需的时间也有所增加。2020年1月至2022年1月间，从中国运往美国的集装箱运输时间从约51天增加至107天。集装箱运费率飙升，在可用运力减少而集装箱航运需求未减的情况下，集装箱运费率达到了历史最高水平。2019年全年，全球集装箱运费率指数在1,262美元至1,720美元之间波动，但自2020年底开始急剧上升，于2021年9月达到峰值，为10,361美元。