By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by another disruptive force: Mother Nature….
Typhoon Chanthu
Typhoon Chanthu to cause more supply chain disruptions
Typhoon Chanthu, which hit east-central China on 13 September, is expected to cause further delays for ships waiting to enter the country’s two busiest container ports, with Shanghai and Ningbo having suspended operations again on 13 September.
Linerlytica analyst, Tan Hua Joo told Container News that when Typhoon In-fa hit the same area on 26 July, Shanghai and Ningbo took more than a week to clear the backlog of ships that were waiting outside the ports.
Tan added, “This time, the queue of...
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Shanghai And Ningbo Start Reopening After Typhoon Chanthu
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