India Covid Crisis Hits Work at Ports as Risk to Trade Grows
- Karaikal Port in Puducherry invoked force majeure until May 24
- Local curbs, rising infections hinder work at marine terminals
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India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis is threatening operations at some of its biggest ports, raising concern the action could trigger shipping delays that reverberate through global supply chains.
Karaikal Port in southern India invoked force majeure until May 24 after operations were “severely affected” from the pandemic, according to a notice on its website. The terminal, which claims to be India’s biggest non-state port, handles coal, sugar and petroleum among other commodities. Gopalpur port in Odisha has also declared force majeure, according to IHS Markit.