China port congestion worsens as Ningbo shuts for seventh day

Vessels are queuing off Chinese ports on the seventh day of Ningbo shutdown, as the covid-related shutdown worsens container congestion in the country's other ports.
Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Kevin Varley and Ann Koh, Bloomberg

The partial closure of the world's third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last.

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