Shanghai, to reduce the impact of COVID-19, hasmaintained round-the-clock operations

Shanghai port unite withMaersk, MSC, COSCO, CMA-CGM, etc., promoting the supplement of the presenttransporting mode,

the proportion of foreign trade enterprises using water andrail to transfer containers has been constantly increasing, partly alleviatingthe pressure of blocked land transportation

Shanghai lockdownsspur blank sailings from carriers

Carriersand forwarders say Shanghai will be hit by a raft of blank sailings throughearly May amid a now-indefinite COVID lockdown, 

while carriers are alsoimplementing ad hoc omissions at the world’s busiest container port.

China’s truckingsector faces mounting disruption from COVID-19 surge

Reduced truckingcapacity in Shanghai and the closure of factories and warehouses there havecaused some ocean freight to be diverted, 

with Ningbo, Qingdao, and Tianjintopping the list of alternative ports.