2021 is coming to an end, and the world is still shrouded in the epidemic. Affected by this, many countries have fallen into a supply chain crisis.

In order to alleviate the pressure caused by supply chain disruption, importers in many countries have come up with countermeasures to deal with it. American retailer Wal-Mart uses chartered ships to ensure that the goods can arrive on the shelves in time.

In fact, in the face of the relatively tight shipping capacity at present, chartering ships is not unusual. And earlier Thailand announced an explosion.

In order to cope with the supply chain shortage, the Thai government has decided to establish a state-owned shipping company. At that time, the government notified the Thai Port Authority to establish a national shipping company in 2022.

Now Pakistan, also in Asia, is also beginning to explore new ways. It is preparing to acquire its own container fleet to deal with current supply chain issues.

Its state-controlled shipping company "PNSC.PSX" has recently sent out bidding information to some shipping companies many times in order to be able to call in more ships.

Pakistan's move is to prepare for becoming a port hub for Central Asian countries.

It is understood that Pakistan currently has three main container ports, namely Karachi Port, Gwadardu Port and Qasim Port. Among them, the carrying capacity of Karachi Port this year exceeded 2.2 million TEU.

However, due to the country’s weak exports and relatively low freight rates, shipping companies have made the country belittle. The current global capacity is relatively tight, and the Pakistani government is also doing this to provide adequate services to the country's supply chain.