Excerpts from IHS Maritime 360:
Jens Eskelund, senior director of Maersk China, has praised China’s port industry as the leader in the field, but has warned that some improvements are needed for it to keep that position.
Transshipment on outbound vessels was an issue that could usefully be addressed, he suggested. At present, cargo on a ship from a domestic port to a foreign port cannot be transferred to another ship at a domestic port, which reduces the efficiency of supply chain in China.
Foreign ships have to transfer their cargo out of China, increasing the time of transport, lowering the efficiency of shipping network, and causing Chinese ports to lose potential tax income, he said.
He urged Chinese ports to continue to communicate with carriers and take the interests of both parties into consideration.