Authorities in Shanghai have extended the city’s lockdown indefinitely after 23,000 new asymptomatic COVID cases were reported on Saturday. The lockdown, which has now been extended to Guangzhou, a major manufacturing hub, is significantly impacting the flow of goods – from the halted production lines and shuttered warehouses to the pileup of containers at the […]
Severe congestion is on the rise again at major gateways along the West Coast, and fears are mounting that terminals will soon run out of room to accommodate incoming cargos. In the San Pedro Bay, container dwell times have increased from 3.5 days in January to 7.4 days at the end of March due to […]
The Phase 1 lockdown of east Shanghai, including Pudong, was set to end today, but officials have decided to extend the lockdown after mass testing revealed that Shanghai residents now account for three out of every four asymptomatic cases across the country. Meanwhile, Phase 2 went into effect as planned this morning for the […]
Manufacturing and logistics operations in Shanghai are grinding to a halt as China holds fast to its zero-tolerance COVID policy, marking the largest city-wide lockdown in China since the COVID outbreak began over two years ago. Local authorities announced yesterday that the city of 26 million will be locked down in two phases over […]
China’s pursuit of its zero-COVID strategy has delivered a new blow to global supply chains. Several of China’s largest factory cities have ordered lockdowns amid a surge of COVID cases, three-fifths of which are in people with no symptoms. The measures, aimed at reducing the spread of virus, will impact production schedules and the […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will most likely exacerbate global supply chain issues, and shippers, already operating in crisis mode, should expect further supply chain disruption. Not only have logistics operations been halted in the war-affected areas, but the ripple effects will also be felt by the world at large. The invasion will create […]
