{"id":6156,"date":"2022-03-17T14:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T09:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gocomet.com\/blog\/?p=6156"},"modified":"2022-09-28T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T06:23:15","slug":"china-lockdown-global-supply-chain-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gocomet.com\/blog\/china-lockdown-global-supply-chain-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos for the shipping industry as China announces lockdowns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Global supply chains are still recovering from the last two years of pandemic-related setbacks and the recent strains<\/a> caused by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Given the circumstances, the latest announcement of nationwide lockdowns in China has forced supply chains to prepare for yet another turmoil in the coming months.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions of people are in lockdown across the key manufacturing hubs of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Changchun and the Chinese financial centre of Shanghai. A particular concern in China\u2019s lockdown announcement is its impact on China\u2019s major ports, particularly Shanghai and Shenzhen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shenzhen is the second-most important port in China after Shanghai and processes about 10% of the containers shipped from China<\/a> in any month. It is home to some of the world\u2019s largest ports and is a major terminus in trade between the U.S. and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the Shanghai and Shenzhen ports are operating as of today, the surge in COVID cases and spreading lockdown restrictions may affect the workers at the port, leading to a major disruption. Some of the ports are already experiencing congestion and here is an overview of the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: GoComet real-time port congestion data (as of March 18th)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Access GoComet\u2019s real-time port congestion data for any port.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n