The capacity drops, and the ship picks shallow! Shipping companies charge "dry morning fee" 

Recently, the Amazon region of Brazil suffered a severe dry morning, and the water level of many rivers hit a record low, which hindered logistics.

As of the 20th, another major tributary of the Amazon River, the Negro River water level has dropped to 13. 19 meters, continue to set a new record for more than 120 years. According to the local shipping organization observation, the Negro River water level is still falling rapidly, a day can drop more than 10 centimeters to 30 centimeters.

Due to the low water level, boats have been shallow in the Negro River recently. Experts predict that it may take about two months of abundant rainfall before the water level of Negro River can rise to normal navigation level.

Due to the river water level drop, 90% of the large cargo ships on the Amazon River can't sail at full capacity, and the capacity loss is about 50%. Large ships are limited, and some of the most urgent materials can only be transported by loading on small ships, and the logistics speed is also affected. The voyage that used to be three to four days now takes about 10 days.

About two weeks ago, many shipping companies began to charge a "dry morning fee", which is at least 3,000 reais (about 4,330 yuan) per container, but now this fee has risen to about 10,000 reais (about 14,400 yuan). According to industry insiders, the freight rate of shipping in Amazon region has generally increased by 25% to 50% recently. 

运力下降，船舶摘浅！船公司收取“干早费”

       近期巴西亚马孙地区遭遇严重干早，多条河流水位创下历史新低，物流受阻。

       截至20日，亚马孙河另一主要支流内格罗河水位已下降到13. 19米，继续刷新120多年来的最低纪录。据当地船运组织观察，内格罗河水位仍在快速下降，一天最多能下降十几厘米到三十厘米。

       由于水位过低，近期已有船只在内格罗河摘浅。专家预测，可能需要大约两个月的丰沛降雨，内格罗河的水位才能上升到正常通航程度。

       由于河流水位下降，现在亚马孙河上90%的大型货运船只无法满载航行，运力损失在50%左右。而大型船只受限，一些最为紧急的物资现在只能通过装载到小型船只上运送，物流速度也受到影响，以往3到4天的航程现在需要10天左右。

       大约两周前，许多船公司开始收取“干早费”，每个集装箱最低3000雷亚尔（约合人民币4330元），而现在这一费用已涨至约1万雷亚尔（约合人民币1.44万元）。据业内人士观察，近期亚马孙地区船运的运费涨幅普遍在25%到50%。