Supply Squeeze
Containers Pile Up in Shanghai Port on China's Covid Lockdowns
- Goods are now being held at the port for 12 days on average
- Ships divert away from Shanghai in response to truck shortages
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The strictest Covid-19 lockdown in China since the pandemic began has resulted in container goods sitting at Shanghai’s port for nearly two weeks, according to supply chain data provider project44.
Imported containers are waiting on average for 12.1 days before they are picked up by truck and delivered to destinations inland, according to p44’s data for April 18. That’s up from 4.6 days on March 28.