Container shipping ex-China grinding to a halt – carriers ‘can’t carry on much longer’

Capt. John

The coronavirus outbreak in China continues to severely disrupt supply chains, the few export sailings this week not cancelled by carriers departed barely 10% full.
With reported deaths now in excess of 1,300 and confirmed cases at over 63,000, some provinces and cities in China have extended movement restrictions until 1 March.
“The network has almost ground to a halt,” one carrier source told The Loadstar this week.
“We sailed a 23,000 teu …

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