By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Operations at China’s Meishan terminal in the world’s third-busiest container port will take at least a week to return to normal, according to Rahul Kapoor, vice…
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China Reopens Terminal at World’s Third-Busiest Port
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened Wednesday following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia. The terminal will start…
Ships Resume Berthing At Ningbo
By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Ships have resumed berthing operations at a halted container terminal in Ningbo, China, adding to optimism that full activity at one of the world’s busiest ports will…
China Export Volume Falls Amid Port Congestion
(Bloomberg) The volume of China’s exports are expected to fall in August from the previous month due to renewed container shipping congestion, while imports likely stagnated, according to a German…
China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for Seventh Day
By Kevin Varley and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty…
China’s Zero Tolerance To COVID-19 Is Choking Supply Lines
by Muyu Xu (Reuters) Several Chinese ports are facing congestion as vessels due to call at Ningbo are being diverted and cargo processing is slowed partly due to stricter disinfection…
Global Port Congestion Building Busy as Ningbo Terminal Remains Shut for Sixth Day
By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Today, AIS data from VesselsValue shows around 50 containerships at anchor near Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, where operations at Ningbo Meishan Port Terminal remain halted for the sixth…
Maersk Diverts Ships After Ningbo Terminal Shuts For COVID
by Muyu Xu (Reuters) – Ports and shipping companies are diverting vessels from a container terminal in China’s busiest marine transportation hub which was forced to close after a coronavirus case…
New Hapag-Lloyd East Africa service arriving in Kenya and Tanzania
New Hapag-Lloyd East Africa service arriving in Kenya and Tanzania
Seven 2,800 TEU vessels being deployed in the service
The new East Africa Service 3 (EAS3) will offer direct weekly sailings between China, South-East Asia, Kenya and Tanzania with very competitive transit times. It will arrive for the first time in Kenya and Tanzania next week enabling our customers to enjoy even better connectivity between Asia and East Africa. In addition, the EAS3 will offer excellent connections to...
Fierce Bidding Wars In Order To Secure Equipment And Space
Major forwarders are engaged in fierce bidding wars in China, in order to secure equipment and space to North Europe, says an article published in the loadstar.
And several carriers are reported to have opened first- and second-round tenders with the highest bidders for guaranteed shipment this month.
Inviting Offers For Available SlotsAccording to Chinese forwarder contacts, carriers are inviting offers for available slots on end-January sailings from Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and Yantian, with...
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