Tag: port congestion

According to Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp., a Taiwanese container shipping company based in Keelung, port bottlenecks that have increased supply-chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing.

Predictive Maritime Intelligence company, Windward, released its latest insights indicating that 1 in 5 container vessels globally is waiting outside a congested port - of which 27.7% in China.

Currently, there are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into China, as the country's lockdown is creating supply chain issues.

Shanghai is entering its third week on lockdown, while supply chains are feeling the impact of China's zero-covid policy with trucking capacity cut and many factories and warehouses closed.

According to Maersk, the world’s second-largest container shipping company, the Shanghai lockdown imposed by the authorities in order to stop the virus spreading, will have a great impact on trucking services and will increase transport costs.

Chinese authorities announced a strict lockdown for some western areas of Shanghai, as new COVID-19 cases jumped by a third, despite the measures taken by the country to stop the virus spreading. Following this situation, the congestion at the city's port increased heavily since early March. 

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) collaborates with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to preposition containers near the port terminals as an effort to improve service for shippers of US-grown agricultural commodities.

Shenzhen lifted the week-long lockdown yesterday, but part of its central business district remains closed as the city tries to get back to zero COVID-19 cases. On top of that, limited trucking and warehousing availability created some supply chain issues.

Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles announced bold new measures to improve freight movement and reduce delays through the ports as they continue to experience record volumes. 

The bottleneck of LNG shipments in the Panama Canal is expected to last, given the increased demand during winter months, while the Canal's regulator informed that they have made changes to speed up transit.