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China's air cargo supply chain faces more pressure
Freight forwarders are reporting a mixed picture of the current supply chain situation in China as Covid lockdowns continue following recent protests against the government's pandemic policy.China's pandemic measures are continuing to have a negative impact, although market rates remain similar to the previous week, according to Flexport.“The Covid outbreak ...
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Shanghai airfreight operations stable for now as Covid cases creep up
Covid is on the rise again in Shanghai but “there has been no impact on airfreight” so far and turnover at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) has bounced back, according to Flexport.In a freight market update on July 12, the freight forwarder said that trucking also remains unaffected, despite the rise ...
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Shanghai capacity creeps back but trucking trouble remains
Flight capacity is slowly improving but trucking remains in trouble as the Shanghai lockdown goes on and there are concerns a lockdown could be rolled out in Beijing.Flexport said in a market update on April 26 that Shanghai continues to undergo lockdown due to high amounts of Covid cases.A round ...
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NewsLockdowns spread in China as Shanghai measures could ease in May
Photo: ShutterstockShanghai lockdown measures that are impacting airfreight operations in the city and putting pressure on supply chains are expected to continue for the next two to three weeks.This is according to Flexport, which warned that although there is light at the end of the tunnel for Shanghai, cities near ...
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NewsLogistics firms predict Shanghai lockdown airfreight disruption
Global logistics firms are anticipating disruption, delays and price increases for air cargo supply chains in Shanghai following the start of a nine-day Covid lockdown in the city.Shanghai started a two-phase lockdown on March 28. From this date until April 1, the city’s east side, including Pudong, will be locked ...
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China supply chains hit as lockdowns are rolled out
Supply chain and logistic operations out of China face further pressure over the coming weeks as a series of new lockdown measures have been put in place in Shanghai and Shenzhen.Shenzhen - a city of 17.5m people with a large manufacturing base - has gone into lockdown for at least ...