Shanghai port blocked? fake!
Recently, there have been screenshots showing dense ships in the waters of the East China Sea. Some netizens called them “container ships floating outside Shanghai Port”, “ships stranded in the East China Sea” and so on.
On the evening of April 2,SIPGA clarification message was released on the WeChat public account “Shanghai Port Home”, saying that the production and operation of the terminal are as usual, and there is no congestion of container ships.
SIPGSaid that recently, major media have also expressed concern about port operations.SIPGNoticed that some media have published false reports about the serious congestion in Shanghai Port, which mentioned that “Shanghai’s port delays are getting more and more serious” “This week, the number of ships waiting for loading and unloading in Shanghai Port has soared to more than 300. ” and other false remarks and pictures have caused a certain negative impact on Shanghai Port and caused many unnecessary worries to customers and industry players. SIPG expresses serious concerns about this, and it is necessary to respond and clarify.
According to the internal data monitoring of Shanghai Port Group, the current operation of Shanghai Port is stable and orderly, and the berthing efficiency of Shanghai Port is significantly better than the overall level in 2021. Since March 28, the average waiting time of container ships in Shanghai Port has been less than 24 hours, and the average waiting time has been less than 10 ships.
Peng Mei News learned from SIPG that 52 ships have been suspended in Shanghai Port, including 43 bulk cargo ships (including 13 domestic trade ships), 9 container ships, and 4 medium-sized ships. The number of waiting ships has dropped from dozens of times in the early stage to the single-digit level today, and the terminal operation capacity has been fully released.
Regarding the screenshots from the Internet, Ma Hui, deputy editor-in-chief of the shipping industry.com, analyzed to the surging news reporter that at present, the proportion of Chinese fishing boats loaded with AIS is very high (“Automatic Ship Identification System”, which is used to identify ships, assist in tracking targets, simplify information exchange, provide other auxiliary information to avoid collisions). If the screenshot is true, the number of ships in it is large, in addition to container ships, it also includes other types of ships such as dry bulk carriers, oil tankers, tugboats, and fishing boats.
“If you look at the data carefully in the picture, you will find that many fishing boats are 8 meters long, which is actually a bit funny.” Ma Hui said when commenting on the picture.
Ma Hui further stated that these ships do not necessarily all go to Shanghai Port, and the current operating conditions of the SIPG terminal are normal. Most of the people waiting at the anchorage are actually bulk carriers and some oil tankers. Of course, there are also some container ships. Part of the reason why the container ships are queuing is actually waiting for goods, but it is not necessarily queuing to enter the wharf, it may also be queuing to enter the Yangtze River (Because the formation lined up at the anchorage is relatively neat). In addition, many bulk carriers and oil tankers are mainly destined for Ningbo Zhoushan Port.and Shanghai PortWaigaoqiaoStill mainly container ships.
The box is a screenshot of the suspected queuing ship.
Ships (bulk carriers, container ships and cruise ships) stationary at anchorage near Shanghai Port
(Article source: The Paper)