Anyone have a good link for Long Beach and other West coast port inbound shipping activity? Have seen such in the past used in the context of business activity. Looking for a big drop. Or not.
Not sure how their shipping slows down each year for the holiday- a year to year comparison would be interesting. Especially going forward, as normally the factories have all resumed operation one week after Spring Festival.
There will be a time lag of however long it takes for a ship to leave China, cross the Pacific, and dock.
“If it’s been more than 14 days since the departure (from China) and no crew members are showing symptoms,” Newberry said, “then the ships are allowed to enter the port.”
If it has been less than 14 days and there are no symptoms of illness on board, ships are allowed to enter the port to conduct normal operations, he said, but with restrictions for crew members.
Those restrictions include no open shore leave, Newberry said, though crew members — which usually number 15 to 20 per vessel — can leave the ship to procure provisions and conduct tasks related to vessel operations.
But if any crew member shows symptoms before entering the port, Newberry said, that person’s vessel will be denied entry....
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2020/02/04/new-federal-regulations-battling-spread-of-coronavirus-could-affect-cargo-cruise-ship-industries-at-ports-of-la-and-long-beach/
“Feb 03, 2020 3:07PM EST
Georgia is looking to recapture a good portion of the Chinese frozen chicken import market now that Beijing has dropped a ban that had been in place since early 2015 due to a US avian flu outbreak.”
“Feb 06, 2020 10:41AM EST
It’s still too early to determine the eventual impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus on global trade, but an extended shutdown of factories and transit lines to and from manufacturing centers in China could have major downstream implications for ocean carriers.”
Maersk shipping. Good read on US, Australia (new regulations), Etc.
https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2020/01/27/novel-coronavirus-update
7 February 2020:
General Status
For Greater China Area, terminal operations continue vessel loading and discharge at current stage. All the warehouses, depots and offices follow instructions of local government to resume operation. The barge operation from Wuhan gradually resumes operation and backlogs in the process of being cleaned up.