Coronavirus
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Greater China
World’s largest inland port becomes latest victim of China’s zero-Covid strategy
Trucking snarl-ups across China are wreaking havoc on supply chains despite initiatives from local and national government bodies to alleviate…
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Covid crisis spreads along China’s coastline
Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Shanghai, while down south a giant convention centre has been converted to a quarantine…
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Beijing intervenes to try and keep goods flowing
Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks today, as…
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Greater China
Lines start to omit calls to Shanghai, the world’s largest container port
Looking on horrified at millions of hungry, irate Shanghainese, citizens in many other cities across China have started to hoard…
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Greater China
No end in sight for Shanghai’s lockdown
China’s most-populous city has yet to give an indication of when lockdown measures will lift, fuelling greater uncertainty for those…
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Greater China
Three-day mass testing gets underway for Shanghai’s 26m residents
Three-day mass testing across Shanghai’s 26m residents kicked off today with the military drafted in to help in the huge…
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Greater China
Shanghai extends lockdown timeframe
Authorities at China’s commercial hub were forced into a humiliating U-turn yesterday in their battle with Covid-19. Having placed the…
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Greater China
Shanghai goes into lockdown
On Sunday China announced Shanghai would enter a staggered lockdown, starting today, marking the biggest city-wide lockdown in the People’s…
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Shenzhen partially lifts lockdown
Shippers will be relieved with news from Shenzhen where local authorities are easing lockdown rules as a Covid scare passes…
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Greater China
Ship queues developing at key Chinese ports
Ships are building up at important Chinese ports as China’s strict zero-Covid policy rattles supply chains once again. While Beijing…
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Ports and Logistics
Ship queues lengthen at major Chinese ports as Covid cases escalate
The number of Covid-19 cases continue to accelerate across China leading to more lockdowns, greater stock market volatility at the…
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Greater China
China gripped by new Covid wave, Shenzhen enters citywide lockdown
Lockdowns across China are spooking global supply chains again. The 17.5m population of Shenzhen, a vital export centre in the…
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Operations
UN bodies unite to reiterate crew change protocols
Four United Nations’ organisations have called for continued global collaboration to address the crew change crisis. In a joint statement…
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Containers
Containers repurposed to become Covid vaccine factories
Shipping containers are set to be repurposed to become Covid vaccine factories. Germany’s BioNTech, which partnered with Pfizer to develop…
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Operations
Government recommendations published in wake of seafarer Covid survey
A new report from an international research team led by the University of the Philippines Visayas reveals which interventions were…
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Operations
End of the tunnel in sight for the crew change crisis as Denmark lifts virus restrictions
News this week that Denmark will end virus restrictions from the beginning of February and reclassify Covid-19 as a disease…
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Greater China
Omicron cases detected in Shenzhen and Beijing
In China, the number of Covid-19 cases across the county reached the highest since March 2020 on Monday, as the…
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Operations
Differing vaccine regulations create further crewing chaos
Differing vaccine regulations are once again causing crew change chaos. The latest update from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator,…
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Operations
It’s time for the industry to stand up and be counted in support of our seafarers
Frank Coles is frustrated at the limited take-up to date of a petition to enable proper treatment of seafarers during…
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Ports and Logistics
Covid, year-end holiday cause uncommon backlog at Port of New York and New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey is facing a backlog of some 10 to 12 container ships, an…
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