South China Morning Post<\/em> reported earlier this week that Yangshan container port is operating at half capacity due to Covid restrictions. Yangshan operates a closed-loop protocol where the workers are divided into two teams and have to live in a sealed-off area at the port. Similar measures are in place at the Waigaoqiao container port as well as at Pudong airport. Air cargo volumes out of the city have also slumped.<\/p>\n\u201cThough Shanghai port is operating, due to the lockdown, there are not enough longshoremen in the port, so the efficiency for loading and unloading has been impacted. Both Waigaoqiao Port and Yangshan Port are congested,\u201d an update from Crane Worldwide Logistics suggested yesterday.<\/p>\n
Some ocean carriers have announced vessel delays or are omitting Shanghai calling of some voyages, and some have announced blank sailings. Many shippers have shifted to Ningbo port to the south with some carriers allocating more space there.<\/p>\n
The lockdown in Shanghai comes at a time where congestion at the port had been building for the past month, for all ship types, not just containerships. VesselsValue has provided Splash<\/em> with data on the spike in congestion recorded over the past month through to today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIn Shanghai\u2019s hinterland, local authorities have suspended pilot arrangements at Yangtze River ports for vessels that require NAT\/PCR tests. These vessels will be quarantined at anchorage instead. This is effective from yesterday until further notice.<\/p>\n
The Shanghai New International Expo Center, which typically hosts trade shows such as Marintec China, has been converted into the city\u2019s largest central quarantine centre with more than 15,000 beds.<\/p>\n
Marintec China, which was meant to have been held in Shanghai in December, has moved to late June this year thanks to earlier Covid scares.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n