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Shanghai port congestion could pile on airfreight pressure
Covid lockdown measures in Shanghai are drawing to a close but a backlog of shipping containers at the Port of Shanghai could once again fuel airfreight congestion and demand.In its May 24 airfreight update for North China, Flexport said that businesses are reopening after Covid curtailment measures forced them to ...
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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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Shanghai airfreight remains under pressure from city lockdown
Operations at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) remain constrained as it largely handles pre-lockdown air cargo and supply chain operations are still limited.This is according to the latest advisory from UK-based logistics, freight forwarding & supply chain specialist Woodland Group.Commenting on how Shanghai is coping with its extended Covid lockdown, ...
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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 ...