China has mandated a strict “zero COVID” policy since the onset of the global pandemic, which has led to tight lockdowns across the country whenever cases have started to spike. Recently, lockdown restrictions have been enacted in major cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai, as China deals with one of its worst outbreaks since Wuhan in December […]
Read MoreData from Accenture’s Seabury indicated capacity out of Shanghai had fallen 40% from March although data from Clive Data Services showed load factors have reached the lowest levels ever recorded. Niall van de Wouw, head of airfreight at Clive Data Services said Shanghai Westbound load factors were 49% last week. “The average between January and […]
Read MoreLocal authorities have eased lockdown restrictions in Shenzhen, saying the COVID-19 outbreak is now mostly under control. Factory operations and public transport in four districts including Yantian and a special economic zone have been put back into operation. Landside logistics and productivity at key manufacturing hubs had been impacted by movement restrictions which began on […]
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