Coronavirus suspends new Wuhan-Yokohama container service

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan has halted a fledgling container shipping service between the city and Japan.

On 23 January 2020, the Chinese government announced a lockdown of Wuhan as it raced to contain the outbreak. This means that transport services to and from Wuhan are near-impossible.

AIS data shows that the 560TEU Hua Hang Han Ya 1, which was deployed on a service between Wuhan and Yokohama, Japan, has been anchored along the Yangtze River outside of Wuhan.

Hua Hang Han Ya 1,...

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