Maritime

Surface

Air Cargo

Supply Chain

Events

Resources

Bad weather and a surge in COVID-19 cases are hitting productivity at major ports in China and South Korea, leading to longer wait times and vessel queues, carriers and analysts say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) said bad weather delays were particularly acute at Ningbo and Qingdao while Busan is restricting gate-in for export and transshipment cargo to alleviate severe yard congestion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hapag-Lloyd said average wait times at Qingdao have increased to about three days owing to congestion caused by intermittent port closures as a result of strong winds and fog.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wait times at Ningbo have increased to two...

Congestion and vessel queues at Chinese ports could worsen in the run-up to the start of the Lunar New Year on Jan. 22 as COVID-19 infections continue to surge, affecting the number of dockers turning up for work.  

International ports

Container shipping

Container lines

Trans-Pacific

Vessel delays mount at Chinese ports amid bad weather, COVID-19 surge

ApolloError

Arm your team with the most trusted information portal for the international container shipping

Get into a group subscription today

Get full access for 30 days with a free trial!

Start a Free Trial Today

Memorial Day Sale 
Subscribe now and save 25% on an annual subscription! 
Enter code MEMDAY25 at checkout

Subscribe Now

Memorial Day Sale 
Upgrade to a Gold subscription now and save 25% 
Enter code MEMDAY25 at checkout

Upgrade Subscription

Free Trial

Get into a Group Subscription today!

Group Subscriptions

Shippers save money, time with automated transportation bidding tools

An extensive dashboard of charts organized by trade lane, mode, and topic

Gateway

Access all Journal of Commerce produced videos, webcasts, and podcasts

Multimedia Content

A collection of demos and interviews with our TPMTech Partners

Which Tech?

Register now for free access to any Journal of Commerce webcast

On Demand

A must-attend conference for shippers &amp; logistics providers moving goods inland

Attend Inland23

Giving ports new ideas for business opportunities through collaboration

Attend IAPH2023

A premium access outlook critical to shippers and transportation providers

Ports

Quarterly Intelligence

A premium access index of savings using domestic intermodal vs. OTR&nbsp;

Intermodal Savings

News and analysis of international ports, terminals, dredging, expansion, inland distribution, labor, disruption, congestion, cargo flow&nbsp;

News and analysis of ports, terminals, dredging, expansion, hinterland connectivity, labor, disruption, congestion, cargo flow

News and analysis of ocean containerized cargo movement, logistics, supply chains, technology, and end-to-end connectivity

More News & Analysis

Error occured during loading content