Hardinge Lathe CNC Retrofit/Conversion

[Chaz]

You'd probably want to wait anyway because shipping is through the roof at the minute.

Thanks. Is that due to people trying to get stuff before the holidays?

[JAZZCNC]

Thanks. Is that due to people trying to get stuff before the holidays?

IMO it's mostly because of the greedy profiteering freight company's. But the official line I keep getting is that for Airfreight it's covid and difficulty at terminals. For Sea freight, it's a lack of ships due to them being delayed in EU and various parts of the world again blaming Covid. Container prices have gone up by 500% and 600% depending on were coming from. Typical container prices were $2000 now it's $10 -$12,000 with delays anywhere up to 4-6wks and that's on top of usual 8-10wks shipping times.!

No one is sending anything by sea freight at the moment because of the price, so all major shippers are sitting on the fence waiting for prices to drop after the Chinese new year, which will then cause a shortage of available space on the boats, which then, in turn, will keep the prices high IMO.!!

It's a nightmare getting parts at the moment.!