How much does it cost to ship a semi trailer 2021?

Why container trailer shipping cost raise up too much in 2020?

Let DTG Group Trailer to explain to you:

2020, because of Corona Virus, not only uncertainty and challenges of Coronavirus outbreak cost the shipping industry. So the increasing semi trailer ocean freight rates. But not all rates and charges have gone up.

For 40HQ container shipping flatbed trailer to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, before it is just about 1,500USD one container 2019.

nowadays, the lastest price is already 6,100 USD one container. And it is not 100% can got the booking container.

“Yes yesterday we booked container and they said $5950 to Dar es salaam port -it’s very expensive”, one of our semi trailer company in Tanzania transport client said to me.

so, why trailer shipping cost raise up too much in 2020 & 2021?

because of Corona virus (Covid-19), many containers leave China & shipping to Africa, Europe, America, etc, they didn’t come back to China agin. So there is not enough Containers shipping trailer from China, then it making the Shipping Line raise up the shipping cost.

At the same time, even Shipping Line raise up container shipping price, they still not have enough containers for booking. SO, even you pay money, you still not 100% sure can got container for trailer shipping.

From China port to Africa port.

Looking away, these ports aren’t the only ones, where the ocean freight rates have raise up. Containers from Jebel Ali, the United Arab Emirates, and the ports of Qingdao, Shanghai, and Nansha, China, with a destination to Africa countries have also seen an raise in freight, of all kinds, rates from MSK.

By the way, ONE, CMA has introduce a high price season price from Turkey to several destinations in Africa and other place.

What is good time to shipping container trailer from DTG Group Trailer team ?

as a professional semi trailer manufacture in China, we suggestion: after Chinese new year, 12th Feb 2021.

normally, ocean shipping price for semi trailer cost, such as flatbed trailer, lowbed trailer, oil tank trailer, etc, it will reduce after Chinese new year. But because of Covid-19, we not 100% sure 2021 will drop trailer shipping price or not.