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On August 22, a message from Yantian International to the Shenzhen Container Transport Association was circulating on the Internet. According to the news, according to industry reports, there was an abnormal situation in the reservation rush on the morning of August 21. All the reservation numbers were robbed in about half an hour, and many drivers were unable to grab the numbers, and notified that 6 logistics companies "existed" Malicious number grabbing".

Behind the "second light" of the port appointment number is the long-lasting maritime tense dilemma.

11,000 numbers were "second light"

Since a confirmed case occurred at Yantian International Terminal in June, the terminal has begun to implement the policy of scheduled container return and traffic control in order to relieve the pressure on the port area and improve the efficiency of container operation. Starting at 0:00 on June 24, the overall operation of the Yantian Port area has been fully restored, and the number of reservations for entering the gate of export heavy cabinets has been further increased to 9,000 vehicles per day. Since then, from 0:00 on July 3, Yantian Port has further increased the number of reservations for export heavy container entry to 11,000 vehicles per day. So far, this number of reservations is still maintained every day.

Yantian International stated that in order to ensure the smooth entry of heavy containers into the port, drivers must pre-declare the delivery of heavy containers through the "Easy Pickup" APP of Peng Shipping or the "Declaration of Entry" APP of Yantian International. If the scheduled delivery time is outside the limited time, the system will Applications are not accepted.

According to the feedback from the tow truck driver engaged in the container return business in Yantian Port, on the morning of August 21, the 11,000 export heavy container entry appointment numbers of Yantian Port were robbed within half an hour. "I haven't even opened the APP yet. After entering the reservation system, I found that the reservation number has been killed in seconds." This means that many drivers cannot enter the port area on the same day to complete their business.

"We attach great importance to immediately organizing personnel to conduct counter-inspections," Yantian International said. After the investigation by the technical department, the trailer companies Shenzhen Shangjie Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Shangjie Logistics) and Shenzhen Jialetong Logistics Co., Ltd. Name: Jialetong Logistics), Shenzhen Haige Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Haige Logistics), Shenzhen Haige Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Jieshun Transportation:), Shenzhen Hanma International Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Hanma International Logistics) and Shenzhen Huahengtong Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Huahengtong Logistics) have malicious account grabbing behavior.

According to the survey, most of the aforementioned logistics companies are registered within 5 kilometers of the Yantian Port Terminal, which is close to the port area. Most of them are logistics companies that do "warehouse cabinet" business around Yantian Port, that is, they are in close proximity to the port. The warehouse cooperates with the warehouse to transport the heavy containers in the warehouse into the port to complete the business. Due to the short transportation distance, the cost of a trip is two to three hundred yuan.

"Different from the drivers of other logistics companies who run long distances to transport heavy containers to Yantian Port, we have to rely on walking (that is, a few more trips) to make money because of the short transportation distance, so we have to grab a few more numbers every day. "A person in charge of the company that was notified said that since each entry into the port requires an appointment number, they naturally need to get more numbers for this type of business-generally a tow truck driver can run about 4 times a day. Correspondingly, 4 numbers are needed to complete the business.

"If there is no traffic jam, the driver can arrive at the Yantian Port terminal in ten minutes after leaving the warehouse to return the container. We do such a short-distance order, so we need a few more numbers every day." The person in charge of an international logistics company said.

Several logistics companies considered by the Yantian Port to "have malicious number robbing" in an interview with China Business News all confirmed that because of the business need to reserve multiple entry numbers every day, they denied that there was illegal and malicious number robbing.

"We also make regular appointments through the online platform of Yantian International, and the platform does not stipulate that a driver can only have one number, so we will have a few more numbers." One of the relevant persons in charge of the logistics company said.

It is understood that several brother ports in southern China such as China Merchants Port and Nansha Port around Yantian Port also enter the port by appointment. Approximately 10,000 numbers are released every day, and the truck drivers who arrive at the number enter the port according to their numbers.

No signs of capacity easing

In response to this "second light" incident, Yantian International stated in an explanation to the Shenzhen Container Transport Association that in order to ensure the fairness and justice of the reservation system, all trailers of these trailer companies will be suspended. It is hoped that the Shenzhen Container Transport Association can Announce and publicize the investigation results to the majority of towing companies in a timely manner. "At the same time, we call on all member units of the association to make appointments according to normal procedures, and prohibit the use of illegal technical means to disrupt the normal order of appointments. Once discovered, we will stop their appointment qualifications and advancement. Port operations."

It is not the first time that the port appointment number "second light" has appeared.

A high-level person at a port in South China confirmed that they had also seen the appointment number flashed within half an hour before. “This happens from time to time under the epidemic situation and shipping is tight, just like scalpers grabbing tickets during the Spring Festival.”

Yantian Port pointedly pointed out that "there is malicious number grabbing" behind the "second light". An industry person engaged in logistics and transportation in Shenzhen also suspects that ordinary drivers should not be able to "second light" 11,000 appointment numbers within half an hour. .

A tow truck driver said that when booking a number on the platform of Yantian International, you need to enter trailer information, such as weight and license plate information, and then click to declare, showing that the driver can go to gate A or B.

The above-mentioned people in the logistics and transportation industry in Shenzhen said that the port's appointment platform can grasp the data and information of many tow truck drivers. Can the port be designed more reasonably in the future and the corresponding information is more accurate, for example, a car corresponds to an appointment number , It can also be tracked and evaluated. How many orders a vehicle has made in the past period of time, if there are obvious problems, it must be the logistics company or the trailer company that is behind it.

Zhong Zhechao, founder of One Shipping and anchor of "Mike's Tea Room", pointed out that this time, YICT notified that some trailer logistics companies had maliciously grabbed the number, and some freight forwarders directly purchased the black technology of crawler software to grab the order and grab the space. Counter orders, this is a crazy move after the extreme imbalance between market supply and demand.

In the past year or so, the tight supply and demand situation in the international shipping industry has continued. Recently, the issue of container capacity and freight rates has remained severe. Local authorities have reported that it is difficult to book space and high freight rates, and the operating costs of foreign trade companies have increased significantly.

On August 20, the comprehensive index of China's export container freight rate reached 3,047.32 points, an increase of 2.3% from the 2,978.47 points of the previous period (August 13). On the same day, the Baltic Dry Bulk Index (BDI) reached 4092 points, an increase of 2.92% from 3976 points on August 19, an increase of 141.0% in the past June and an increase of 169.6% in the past year.

According to the above-mentioned high-level person at South China Ports, at this stage, many domestic ports and terminals are crowded to varying degrees. There are differences between actual ship operations and planned times, and the punctuality rate continues to decline. “Originally, it only took 10 hours to operate a ship. Procedures such as disinfection and crew nucleic acid have extended the operation time of one ship to 20 hours, which invisibly aggravated port congestion."

Related industries of port business are also under pressure to varying degrees.

According to a person from a logistics company in Shenzhen, due to the current inability to enter the port area, the company's tow truck drivers can only place heavy containers on the trailers or temporarily drop them at the storage yard, which not only incurs additional costs such as escort fees, storage fees, etc. , And more abnormal problems such as storage difficulties and terminal congestion have arisen, which greatly aggravates the pressure on cargo owners, freight forwarders, fleets, and wastes social resources.

"I hope to resume business as soon as possible, otherwise we can't afford the loss. We don't know who to call, and there is still no further news." On the evening of August 22, the person in charge of a logistics company named by Yantian Port said.