By Brendan Murray, Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply chains between Asia, the…
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New Omicron Curbs Bite Chinese Ports
By Joe Brock (Reuters) The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh…
Ship Arrivals to China’s Yantian Port Delayed by a Week
By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Containers are stacking up at the already backed-up Shenzhen port in China as congestion in the U.S. and Europe ripples back to Asia, delaying ships picking…
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China Tightens Restrictions Near Key Port Amid New Virus Cases
By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — China tightened restrictions on vehicles entering Shenzhen, spurring concern that the delivery of goods to and from one of the biggest container ports in Asia at…
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Ports Close In China As Tropical Storm Kompasu Nears
The number of vessels waiting to enter one of the world’s busiest ports jumped to the most since August, threatening to further snarl global supply chains as tropical cyclone Kompasu approaches.
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…
Ningbo Terminal Closure Could Spark New Congestion Crisis
By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – One of Ningbo’s container terminals has closed due to a positive Covid test, sparking fears of a Yantian-style nightmare for cargo owners. According to Chinese media,…
Retail Suppliers Scramble to Secure Christmas Goods as Cargo Delays Worsen
By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – Suppliers to Walmart , Target, Amazon.com and other major retailers told Reuters they are placing holiday orders for…
Shipping Woes Means You May Want to Christmas Shop Early
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — If it seems like shipping delays and soaring delivery costs aren’t getting any better, it’s because they’re both getting worse. Throughout the pandemic, blame for global…
Yantian Reopens After Covid Crisis
By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) –Yantian International Container Terminals, which handles cargo at one of the world’s busiest container ports, will restore normal operations after a Covid-19 outbreak caused a month…