Estrategias logísticas para contrarrestar los efectos de incremento de los costos de los fletes marítimos en las importaciones de empresas del cantón Machala en el año 2021.

Abstract

The increase in maritime freight costs following the pandemic has affected the dynamism of international trade, causing great concern to importers, since the increase in logistics costs translates into an increase in the price of consumer goods. The main objective of this research is to counteract the effects of the increase in maritime freight costs on imports of companies in the Machala canton in the year 2021. In the present research project "Logistic strategies to counteract the effects of the increase in maritime freight costs on the imports of companies in the canton of Machala in the year 2021" was elaborated and the formulation of the scientific problem was: How to counteract the effects of the increase in maritime freight costs on the imports of companies in Machala in the year 2021? For the elaboration of the research process, several methods have been used, which have allowed us to have a more general vision of the study carried out, and the topics covered have been validated and supported by means of several scientific investigations, and have also allowed us to make suggestions in relation to the topic studied. The theoretical methods used were the historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive, modelling and systematic; while the empirical methods used were the documentary review where the increase in maritime freight rates will be analyzed and the directed interview, which was carried out with experts in the port and customs area and with foreign trade operators, to obtain information to support the logistics strategies for the importing companies of the Machala canton. Finally, the main conclusion obtained was that the development of logistics strategies for importing companies in the Machala canton to counteract the effects of the increase in maritime freight costs.