The construction started after the Spring Festival, and the container area of Shanghai port was “not light in off-season”, resulting in serious containers and 40ft container trailer pressure. According to the person in charge of a logistics enterprise in Shanghai port, the pressure on the port is caused by many reasons, including the lack of truck drivers, with a gap of about 7000 people. In addition, the logistics company is required to have more than five self operated vehicles to be qualified for the transportation of frozen food in Shanghai port, and has lost part of its effective transport capacity. Now, let’s have a detailed understanding of the current logistics situation of Shanghai port.

7000 truck drivers did not return! The situation of Shanghai port is not optimistic

There is a lack of truck drivers in Shanghai port all year round, which is no surprise to the industry. However, it is worth nothing that after the Spring Festival in 2021, about 7000 more drivers in Shanghai Port did not return to their posts in time. According to the person in charge of a logistics company in Shanghai port, the shortage of 7000 directly led to the suspension of some transport capacity and serious pressure on the port.

Port is the “barometer” of economic operation, and Shanghai port is the lifeblood of Yangtze River Delta economy. At present, the situation of Shanghai port is not optimistic. The decisive factor for the lack of transport capacity can be said to be the serious lack of truck drivers. If the drivers who return home for the Spring Festival can not return to their posts as soon as possible, the port logistics evacuation problem will be fatal.

More than 5 self operated vehicles are qualified for transportation, and the pressure of port gathering and transportation should be increased at the same time

In addition to the shortage of transport capacity caused by the lack of drivers, there are also the following factors. According to the person in charge of the logistics company, Dalian port was suspended due to the epidemic situation. In order to avoid epidemic cases, Shanghai Port implemented closed-loop management and compacted corporate responsibility.

According to the requirements of Shanghai Transportation Commission and other departments, more than 5 self operated vehicles of Shanghai port logistics enterprises need to be put on record before they are qualified to transport freezers. In addition, enterprises are further required to guarantee “three in one”, namely: Road business license, vehicle driving license and operation qualification certificate. This decision not only promoted the superior transport capacity, but also banned the retail transport capacity, aggravating the lack of transport capacity of Shanghai port.
Of course, there is also a reason that logistics enterprises and customer information docking is not smooth, logistics enterprises can not find live, customers can not find the car. It is understood that the person in charge of the logistics company has been committed to docking enterprises and customers.

It is estimated that the salary of truck drivers in Shanghai will rise to USD3500-4000 in about three years

At present, the lack of drivers in Shanghai port is increasing. It is reported that the main driver of container truck in Shanghai port is the Post-70s. The post-60s have retired, the post-65s account for a certain proportion, the post-80s account for less than 30%, and the post-90s account for even less.
The most important thing is that the salary increase can no longer attract truck drivers back to drive. It is understood that in 2020, the salary of truck drivers in Shanghai port will be about USD2500, and at the beginning of this year, USD3000 has been unable to recruit drivers. The person in charge of the logistics company said: it is estimated that in about 2-3 years, truck drivers may not be able to recruit people with a monthly salary of USD3500-4000.