【新译Y宇宙】No.8 美国供应链危机情势如何？

The supply-chain crunch appears to have already peaked in the U.S. Over the past two years, just about anything that could go wrong with global supply chains has gone wrong, from volatile swings in demand, a wave of extreme weather events and even a container ship getting stuck in the Suez Canal. But evidence keeps piling up to suggest that the U.S. is slowly but surely making progress in easing freight congestion and supply shortages.

美国的供应链危机似乎已经到达顶峰。在过去两年里，全球供应链中几乎任何可能出现问题的东西都出了问题，从需求的无常波动，到一波极端天气事件，甚至还有一艘集装箱船被困在苏伊士运河。但越来越多的证据表明，美国在缓解货运拥挤和供应短缺方面正在缓慢而坚定地取得进展。

Global average ocean freight rates for a 40-foot container have now declined for eight straight weeks, according to data from maritime advisory and research firm Drewry. Spot pricing for the busy Shanghai-to-Los Angeles trade route has bounced around more but is still down about 19% from its September peak. Meanwhile, the number of containers lingering for longer than nine days at the Port of Los Angeles has dropped by about a third since the hub announced a plan in October to start fining ocean carriers for excessive dwell times, Executive Director Gene Seroka said. The threat alone seems to have driven meaningful improvement, so the ports of L.A. and Long Beach have delayed the penalties until at least later this month. An influx of additional sweeper ships used to pick up empty containers is also helping to clear dock space for new cargo, while local officials have agreed to temporarily increase the number of containers that can be vertically stacked in nearby warehouses and container yards.

海事咨询和研究公司德路里公布的数据显示，40英尺集装箱的全球平均海运运价已经连续八周呈下降趋势。繁忙的上海至洛杉矶贸易航线的现货价格有所反弹，但仍较9月份的峰值下跌了约19%。与此同时，洛杉矶港执行董事吉恩·塞罗卡表示，自从该中心去年10月宣布一项计划，开始对过度滞留时间处以罚款以来，洛杉矶港滞留9天以上的集装箱数量减少了约三分之一。仅仅是这种威胁似乎就带来了很有意义的改善，因此洛杉矶港和长滩港至少在本月晚些时候推迟了罚款。用于清运空箱的清扫船的涌入，也有助于为新货物清理码头空间。当地官员也已同意暂时增加可在附近仓库和集装箱堆场垂直堆放的集装箱数量。

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