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Coronavirus Update - May 5 2021

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions.

The concern over rising COVID infections in India continue and the country is facing a variety of challenges with regard to vaccine distribution and medical equipment shortages. Several nations are sending the much-needed supplies to help reduce the growing strain at both rural and urban medical facilities.

Currently, India’s international ocean ports and airports are operating with enhanced safety measures to limit the spread, but government restrictions could limit the operation of pickup and delivery locations. So, it remains very important to verify each location’s operational status.

The following tables will provide the current cargo transport operational status and capacity levels for heavily affected countries.

Global Air Freight Capacity by Trade Lane – Updated 05.04.2021

Origin	Destination	Overall Capacity	Passenger Flight Capacity	Freighter Capacity
Australia	Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Americas, China	Low	70 – 90% reduction	40 – 50% reduction
China	Americas, Europe	Low	80 – 90% reduction	Normal
China	Asia Pacific	Available	40 – 50% reduction	1 – 10% reduction
China	India	Available	50 – 60% reduction	1 – 10% reduction
Japan	Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore	Available	30 – 40% reduction	10 – 40% reduction
Japan	France, UK, USA	Available	50 – 70% reduction	40 – 70% reduction
Japan	All other trade lanes	Medium	70 – 90% reduction	70 – 90% reduction
South Korea	Middle East, USA, LATAM, Intra-Asia	Medium	10 – 30% reduction	0 – 30% reduction
South Korea	Europe	Available	1 – 10% reduction	Normal
USA	China	Low	30 – 40% reduction	20 – 30% reduction
USA	Europe, Middle East, South East Asia	Low	20 – 30% reduction	Normal
USA	Americas	Low	50 – 60% reduction	Normal
Brazil	All trade lanes	Medium	30 – 60% reduction	Normal
India	All trade lanes	Available	20 – 30% reduction	30 – 40% reduction
Singapore	India	Low	80 – 90% reduction	90 – 100% reduction
Singapore	Australia, China, Intra-Asia, Korea, USA, Europe, Thailand	Low	70 – 100% reduction	0 – 50% reduction
UK	All trade lanes	Low	60 – 100% reduction	40 – 100% reduction
Italy	Brazil	Low	80 – 90% reduction	Normal
Italy	USA, Canada, China, India, Japan, Australia, Middle East	Medium	20 – 60% reduction	Normal
Spain	All trade lanes	Medium	30 – 40% reduction	1 – 10% reduction
France	All trade lanes	Low	40 – 50% reduction	60 – 70% reduction
UAE (Dubai)	All trade lanes	Medium	40 – 50% reduction	30 – 50% reduction

Global Ocean Container Average Weekly Price by Trade Lane Including Capacity – Updated 05.04.2021

Trade Lane	Overall Capacity	Container Shortages	Weekly Container Average Rate*	Q4 2020/ Q1 2021 Comparison*	Year-over-Year Comparison*
Global Container Index			$4,375 (+ 0.1%)	+ 64%	+ 202%
China -> US West Coast	Low	Major	$4,842 (+ 0.2%)	+ 14%	+ 215%
China -> US East Coast	Low	Major	$6,236 (- 0.3%)	+ 18%	+ 134%
US West Coast -> China	Low	Major	$798 (- 8%)	+ 73%	+ 72%
US East Coast -> China	Low	Major	$954 (- 4%)	+ 62%	+ 85%
China -> Europe	Low	Medium	$7,740 (- 0.5%)	+ 171%	+ 450%
Europe -> China	Medium	Medium	$1,545 (+ 2%)	+ 28%	+ 9%
US East Coast -> Europe	Medium	Normal	$495 (0%)	+ 40%	+ 24%
Europe -> US East Coast	Low	Medium	$3,428 (+ 1%)	+ 7%	+ 71%
Europe -> South America East Coast	Low	Medium	$1,515 (+ 3%)	+ 13%	+ 63%
Europe -> South America West Coast	Low	Medium	$3,014 (+ 1%)	+ 23%	+ 99%

* Source: Freightos Baltic Index

Capacity is limited from Australia to the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Minor container shortages.
Capacity is very low from Japan across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
Capacity is very low from South Korea to Europe and the Americas and there are major container shortages. Capacity to Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East is limited and there are minor to medium container shortages.
Capacity is very low from Brazil across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
Capacity is very low from India across all trade lanes. Minor to medium container shortages.
Capacity is very low from Singapore across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
Capacity is limited from the UAE across all trade lanes. Minor container shortages.

Road Transport – Updated 05.04.2021

Road Service	Operational Impact	Remarks
China	Minor	Borders open with extra checks Some restrictions between cities/regions
Australia	Normal
United States	Minor	Minor delays / disruptions at the Canadian border Some restrictions between cities/regions
Europe	Medium	Delays and disruptions at the UK border
India	Normal
South America	Minor	Borders open with extra precautions
United Arab Emirates	Minor	Borders open with extra checks Some restrictions between cities/regions

Please note: The table above displays road operational impact updates and does not include carrier capacity data.

United States of America Domestic Trucking Overview – Updated 05.04.2021

Trucking Segment	*Weekly Average Spot Rate (per mile)**	Month over Month*	Year over Year*
Dry Van	$2.63 (+ 0.3%)	- 2%	+ 59%
Flatbed	$2.91 (- 1%)	+ 6.5%	+ 52%
Refrigerated	$3.09 (+ 5%)	- 0.3%	+ 52%
Fuel Average	Weekly Average (per gallon)	Month over Month*	Year over Year*
Fuel Prices	$3.12 (0%)	- 1%	+ 26%

* Source: DAT.com

If you have any questions regarding the impact of the coronavirus to your supply chain or would like additional research and market intelligence, please contact our Americas Consulting and Sourcing manager Mitchell Turiel at Turiel.m@allynintl.com or (239) 219-7179.