Port of Yantian

Container shipping’s stranger-than-fiction first half of 2021

If the story of shipping’s first half were published as fiction, a critic might say: “Wildly inventive but highly implausible. Way too over-the-top. Too cluttered. Remember, less is more!”

And yet it’s all true. 

Here’s a look back at the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction first six months on 2021, as recounted in American Shipper:

January

Unlike in Steven Soderbergh’s “Contagion” and other entries in the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-shippings-stranger-than-fiction-first-half-of-2021

Medical device industry wants priority at crowded ports

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The request: Last week, AdvaMed, the lobbying organization for the medical device industry, sent a letter to the White House asking the Biden administration to prioritize shipments of medical devices at crowded ports. 

The letter doesn’t include many details about how such an arrangement would work, and AdvaMed didn’t respond to questions about the request.

While the letter is addressed to the White...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/medical-device-industry-wants-priority-at-crowded-ports

Yantian port back at full speed; box recovery could take a month

Aerial view of the Port of Yantian in Shenzhen, China, with lots of containers stacked on the wharf.

The backlog of vessels waiting to reach berths at the Port of Yantian, the largest container port in China, is gone since terminals returned to full operations on Thursday following a COVID-19 outbreak among dockworkers that significantly curtailed operations, according to an official at shipping giant A.P. Møller – Maersk.

But shippers shouldn’t expect supply chains to be immediately repaired. While Yantian officials believe they can eliminate the accumulation of stacked containers within a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yantian-port-back-at-full-speed-box-recovery-could-take-a-month

Yantian port back to normal at midnight, container crisis remains

The Port of Yantian is expected to return to normal operations from midnight (00:00, local time) on 24 June, after around a month that the Chinese hub is fighting with challenges caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Hutchison Ports Yantian has confirmed that all berths, including the West Port area, will essentially resume normal operations and the number of laden gate-in tractors will be increased to 9,000 per day, while the pickup of empty containers and import laden containers remain normal.

Additi...

https://container-news.com/yantian-port-back-to-normal-at-midnight-container-crisis-remains/

South China ports disruption triggers more than 130 omissions

More than 130 omitted calls and over 60 added calls have been noted for the period 23 May – 26 June due to low productivity and congestion caused by Covid-19 restrictions at South China ports.

Based on vessel schedule data updated by 11 June, EZOCEAN which belongs K Line Changsha Data Processing Company, a subsidiary of K Line, has summarised all omitted and added calls on Asia North America and Europe trades from week 22 to week 26, reporting a total of 135 omitted and 63 added ones.

As...

https://container-news.com/south-china-ports-disruption-triggers-more-than-130-omissions/

Container lines forced to emergency actions amid continuing Yantian congestion

CMA CGM is the latest shipping carrier to apply a port congestion surcharge (PCS) on the refrigerated containers which are expected to arrive in the Port of Yantian, as the congestion crisis in the region due to the Covid-19 outbreak is continuing.

Most reefer plugs have already been occupied, according to the French carrier which has implemented a PCS of US$1,250 per reefer box from 11 June, except from US & territories, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Uruguay and...

https://container-news.com/container-lines-forced-to-emergency-actions-amid-continuing-yantian-congestion/

Yantian port congestion and delays to continue until late June

The situation at the Port of Yantian has not shown any signs of improvement yet with the global shipping lines announcing additional measures to control the effects of the evolving container terminal congestion and disruption in and around the Port of Shenzhen.

The Covid-19 related inspection and preventive measures have been tightening by local authorities not only in the Shenzhen area but also in the Guangzhou area recently.

Due to further measures being implemented, increased congestion and...

https://container-news.com/yantian-port-congestion-and-delays-to-continue-until-late-june/

Viewpoint: Yantian might be ‘worse than the Suez blockage’

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The armchair quarterbacking on Yantian continues and while the commentary is interesting, the only hard fact in this hot mess is drayage, the number of containers stacked up at the ports and the processing times at port. 

Trade movement is basic common sense. You need people. If there are stringent quarantine measures and few people working, then trade will move at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-yantian-might-be-worse-than-the-suez-blockage

Yantian port congestion blocks more boxes than Suez Canal incident

The ongoing container disruption in the Port of Yantian, caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, has already blocked a larger number of containers than the number of boxes that were unable to move due to the Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given, according to the container shipping analyst, Lars Jensen.

During the 14 days of Yantian port congestion, the port has been unable to handle approximately 357,000TEU, while Suez Canal blockage was impacting a daily flow of 55,000TEU for six days, which translates...

https://container-news.com/yantian-port-congestion-blocks-more-boxes-than-suez-canal-incident/

Yantian port’s Covid crisis deteriorates

The outbreak of Covid-19 seems to continue at the Port of Yantian in China with the shipping lines taking additional actions to face the situation and Maersk saying that due to further measures being implemented, increased congestion and vessel delays upwards of 14 days are expected in the port.

Hapag Lloyd will be making the following omissions, on the noted Transpacific services, in order to minimise vessel idle time and port congestion.

The German carrier said that the situation remains fluid...

https://container-news.com/yantian-ports-covid-crisis-deteriorates/

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