Coronavirus
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Operations
Covid restrictions still frustrating many at sea
The world is by and large living in a post-covid environment with life back to normal. Not at sea, however,…
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Greater China
Positive news for shipping as China eases covid restrictions
In the wake of unprecedented protests Beijing’s zero covid stance looks to be easing. The strict pandemic rules have stymied…
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Greater China
Shipping braces as largest uprising since Tiananmen Square rips across China
The largest protests seen in China since the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 have spooked financial and commodity markets today.…
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Greater China
Record Chinese covid cases spark concern
The number of covid cases in China has spiked to record highs this week as officials ordered lockdown measures in…
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Ports and Logistics
Ship traffic hit by latest covid outbreak in Ningbo
A bout of covid-inspired lockdowns at the world’s largest port is having an impact on vessel traffic, despite Chinese authorities…
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Contributions
Singapore and the lessons learned from the pandemic
How can Singapore keep shipping flowing smoothly in the event of another global health crisis? September 2022 seems a very…
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Greater China
Lockdowns proliferate across China
Lockdowns are sweeping across major metropolises in China, sparking renewed concern about manufacturing output from the world’s second largest economy.…
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Greater China
Covid lockdowns return to key Chinese port cities
Covid lockdowns are ticking up in China again with neighbourhoods in key port cities such as Shenzhen and Dalian forced…
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Greater China
Pandemic comes full circle with lockdown at the port city of Wuhan
The two-and-a-half year-long global pandemic has come full circle with news today of a lockdown at one of China’s largest…
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Greater China
China port congestion seen growing on back of local lockdowns and poor weather
Local lockdowns combined with stormy weather is seeing congestion rise at many ports across China again. Shanghai, which suffered a…
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Ports and Logistics
New covid cases send Shanghai into partial lockdown
Shanghai will go into partial lockdown this weekend after six new cases were found in China’s largest city, home to…
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Containers
Shippers have lost up to $10bn from delayed ships during the pandemic
The dire schedule reliability among containerlines, where 70% of ships arrive late, has led to billions of dollars being squandered…
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Greater China
Plenty of hurdles ahead for Shanghai as restrictions eased
The vast majority of Shanghai’s 26m citizens ventured outside today, some to a park, others to see families, and many…
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Greater China
Shanghai authorities claim city will open up next week
May 20 has been given as the first official deadline for Shanghai, China’s largest city, to open up. The metropolis,…
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Operations
Coalition completes repatriation of 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped for nearly two years due to the pandemic
Over 600 I-Kiribati seafarers have safely returned home, some after being stranded overseas for nearly two years. The repatriation of…
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Shipyards
Ship repair queues grow thanks to Chinese lockdowns
While the force majeures announced at multiple shipbuilding yards in the wake of China’s series of lockdowns have been widely…
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Greater China
China’s April PMI stats foreshadow challenges ahead
As Beijing talks up stimulus packages, official data published over the weekend shows just how sharply the rolling municipal lockdowns…
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Greater China
Qinhuangdao port enters lockdown as Beijing readies stimulus package
The northern port of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province is the latest Chinese commodities hub to get hit by virus-related lockdowns…
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Contributions
Riding a bevy of black swans
Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the desperately dark mood out at sea these days. There’s an…
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Greater China
Port congestion grows as China’s capital braces for Shanghai syndrome
Familiar scenes of supermarket stampedes are emerging from the Chinese capital as mass testing gets underway in Beijing, the latest…
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