輸出用空コンテナ在庫、不足の可能性 Possibility of shortage of empty container for export

日本国内で輸出用空コンテナが不足する兆しが見えてきた。中国における急速な輸出需要の回復で、現地では空コンテナの需給逼迫感が強まっている。船社は空コンテナ確保のため、日本から中国をはじめ、アジアへの空コン回送を急いでおり、その余波で日本でもタイト感が強まってきた。船会社ごとに日本発着で主力とするトレードが変わり、コンテナ運用の方針も異なるため、まだ全体的な動きにはなっていないが、中国発米国向けの活況は当面続く見通しで、今後この傾向が強まる可能性がある。

There are signs that there will be a shortage of empty containers for export within Japan. With the rapid recovery of export demand in China, the sense of tight supply and demand for empty containers is increasing locally. In order to secure empty containers, shipping companies are rushing to send empty containers from Japan to China and other parts of Asia, and the aftermath has increased the sense of tightness in Japan. Although the main trades for arrival and departure from Japan have changed for each shipping company, and the policy of container operation is also different, the overall movement has not yet started, but the boom from China to the US is expected to continue for the time being, May be strengthened.