Now China’s Covid restrictions have been relaxed, worker shortages and factory closures, due to outbreaks of the virus, are the latest disruptions to hit the country’s supply chains. 

 

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https://theloadstar.com/new-china-covid-outbreaks-wreak-havoc-on-supply-chains/ 

 

THE blocked Meishan terminal in the major Chinese container port of Ningbo appears to have partly been reinstated, with new arrivals of three containerships last weekend – and after Meishan started to handle vessels at berth in the middle of last week. 

 

The development comes after two large boxships – 22,000 teu CMA CGM Rivoli and 8,633 teu CMA CGM Samson – left Meishan over the weekend after being at berth for more 10 days due to the coronavirus-led closure of the facility. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Ningbo%E2%80%99s-Meishan-terminal-partially-reopens/79739.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=7115c7b2cc&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YSUgfo5KiUk 

 

Long-suffering cargo owners face another wave of pain as the terminal congestion from the coronavirus outbreak in southern China threatens to ripple around the world. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Yantian-%E2%80%98contagion%E2%80%99-will-spread-around-the-world/79257.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=647b44b5b3&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YMDOSflKiUk 

 

Hauliers arriving in England from outside the UK from 6 April onwards will need to take a COVID-19 test if they are staying for more than two days, the UK government has announced, as the country bids to limit the numbers of infections of potentially vaccine-resistant variations of the virus. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-announces-Covid-tests-for-inbound-hauliers/78759.htm#.YGLc5q9KiUk 

 

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has urged the European Union (EU) to “stand firm” against new COVID-19 measures imposed by several member states,which it says are beginning to cause chaos to goods transport by road across Europe, in particular, on the key trade route from Italy northwards across the Brenner Pass, as well as on East-West corridors. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/COVID-New-EU-country-measures-bring-border-chaos-to-goods-transport/78471.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=eb857043e1&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCuNpmj7SUk 

 

This week we have seen many factories and businesses return to work following the extended Lunar New Year holidays due to the Covid-19 / Coronavirus outbreak. Although many factories and businesses have returned to work, there are still areas that remain closed and those that are working, are doing so at a reduced capacity as they are short staffed due to travel restrictions still in place.  

 

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