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Viewpoint: Keep an eye on Shanghai

The latest disruption indicators show no matter how targeted a “zero-COVID” measure is in China, there are impacts to the flow of trade. The latest disruption indicator from Kuehne + Nagel dismisses the downplaying bluster and the claims that the Yantian port was “operating normally.”

Port productivity hinges more on vessels. Otto Schacht, EVP of sea logistics at Kuehne + Nagel, tells American Shipper the disruption he posted on his LinkedIn post “is the effect of the partial lockdown in...

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Is this the calm before California ports’ next cargo storm?

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Finally, some relief from supply chain bottlenecks for the besieged ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In the first two months of 2022, the queue of ships waiting for Southern California berths fell, velocity of cargo moving through terminals increased and more boxes were unloaded at the docks.

Relief may be brief, however.

Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, acknowledged during a press conference on Wednesday that another round of cargo surges could lie ahead. This...

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3PL recap: Data needed to deal with latest supply chain woes

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How data keeps the supply chain resilient.

DETAILS: Shipper networks have been put to the test over the past two years and data has allowed for shippers to build resilient supply chains despite the curveballs they have been thrown. Environmental, social and governance — known as ESG — is also in the early innings, but data has allowed for carriers and shippers to find and improve inefficiencies within networks and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-recap-data-needed-to-deal-with-latest-supply-chain-woes

What China COVID spike, massive lockdowns mean to shipping

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COVID is not done with shipping yet. China is suffering its worst outbreak since the pandemic began. Shenzhen (population: 17.5 million) went into lockdown Sunday, closing factories. Cases have surged in Shanghai, where new restrictions are in place.  

Shanghai is the site of the world’s largest port, Shenzhen the third largest. When an outbreak hit the Yantian terminal in Shenzhen last June, twice as many vessels were delayed as in the Ever Given accident in the Suez Canal.

How the new outbreak...

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Seko warns clients lockdown in Shenzhen will impact port activity

With China locking down the port city of Shenzhen on Sunday in hopes of reducing a COVID-19 spread, Seko Logistics warned clients that the measure will impact the delivery of products from that region.

American Shipper reviewed the company’s COVID-19 advisory note, in which Seko explained that because of the weeklong lockdown in Shenzhen, “no cargo will be able to load in Yantian … and vessels most likely will omit the port.”

China’s “zero-COVID” strategy was previously used in Yantian in 2021,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/seko-warns-clients-lockdown-in-shenzhen-will-impact-port-activity

Just how extreme is China’s lead in the container port business?

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China is the world’s largest exporter of containerized goods, produces eight of every 10 new containers, is the leading builder of container ships and operates the fourth-largest liner company. It should come as no surprise that China overwhelmingly dominates the global container port rankings — and with ocean trade now surging, that its port tally has reached a new peak.

Alphaliner published its annual rankings of the world’s top 30 container ports by volume last week. Of the top 10, nine are...

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Dalian the latest China port to be hit by Covid restrictions as delays persist

Dalian is the latest port city in China to detect the Omicron variant, as forwarders warn of more shipping delays in the countdown to Chinese New Year.
So far, there has been no impact on Dalian’s port operations, but the outbreak is reportedly growing at nearby Tianjin, under lockdown and where car manufacturer Toyota has temporarily suspended production.
According to Westbound Global Logistics, Tianjin’s port is open, but “restrictions on truck drivers …

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As Ningbo slowly recovers, Covid ripples reach ports of Tianjin and Shenzhen

The port of Ningbo has largely recovered from its latest Covid disruption, but the risk of shipping delays from China has already spread to Tianjin and Shenzhen.
In an update yesterday, Maersk said: “Container gate operations have been recovered completely at Ningbo.” However, forwarders have reported severe disruption to landside operations, which are taking longer to recover.
Maersk said trucking had recovered to 75% of normal capacity, with some services remaining suspended in …

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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

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