Yantian port congestion blocks more boxes than Suez Canal incident

The ongoing container disruption in the Port of Yantian, caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, has already blocked a larger number of containers than the number of boxes that were unable to move due to the Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given, according to the container shipping analyst, Lars Jensen.

During the 14 days of Yantian port congestion, the port has been unable to handle approximately 357,000TEU, while Suez Canal blockage was impacting a daily flow of 55,000TEU for six days, which translates to a total of 330,000TEU. Additionally, the impact of the Port of Yantian situation is still ongoing, while there are also significant effects on Nansha and Shekou ports.

“Putting some ballpark numbers on the Yantian impact helps to put into perspective that shippers should not underestimate the magnitude of the coming ripple effects,” pointed out Jensen in its LinkedIn post.

Source: Container News

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