Posted on 01/05/2022 4:25:57 PM PST by dynachrome
CORONAVIRUS disruptions have continued in China’s Ningbo, where the world’s third-largest container port is striving to maintain operation levels.
Truck entry into the port area remains restricted while some container freight stations have halted operations due to roadblocks and other lockdown measures in the city’s Beilun District, home to a string of large box terminals.
The latest infection wave, which emerged on January 1, have so far been contained within the district, where 26 local cases were confirmed as of 2000 hrs local time on January 4, the Ningbo government told a press conference today. Most of them are from a workshop of a clothing company named Shenzhou International.
Among over 20,000 local container truck drivers, only 6,000 some had received special passes to enter and leave the port via five designated routes, according to the latest available government update on Monday.
Delays of shipments are inevitable due to the traffic control, said a local freight forwarder.
"Also, some truck drivers trapped in the lockdown area are unable to apply for the passes. Some are reluctant to go to Beilun and the terminals now deemed as a covid-risky area that can invoke quarantine requirement in other cities."
Some warehouses and factories have also halted the pickup and delivery of cargo amid the restrictive rules, he added.
“The impact is worse because we are now in the peak season for exports ahead of the Chinese New Year.”
Ningbo National Logistics, a container storage and trucking firm, said in a statement it cannot operate normally due to blocked roads.
The situation has raised concerns over deteriorating port congestion in the region, where pilots are also in short supply owing to separate covid cases confirmed in other cities along the Yangtze River.
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Should give the west coast ports a chance to catch up if the containers can’t be loaded on ships in China.
Have they cancelled the Winter Olympics yet?
Ningbo Port Activity Grinds To A Halt As China Outbreak Worsens
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