At present, many countries have seen a rebound in the epidemic situation, which has a certain impact on the economy. 

Recently, there was another epidemic at the wharf of another port in China - Meishan Wharf at Ningbo port, Zhejiang Province.

It is worth noting that this is another epidemic crisis in the port after Yantian port, only more than two months later.

Ningbo Meishan wharf suspended operation

The Ningbo municipal health and Health Committee issued an official announcement that a worker working at the Meishan port was infected with COVID-19.

According to the latest news, among the ports in Ningbo, only Meishan terminal is suspended, and other terminals have not been affected yet and can continue normal operation.

Government departments came out to intervene in the incident and arrange the next step of Meishan wharf. At the same time, terminal operators need to re formulate routes as temporary routes.

May repeat the Yantian congestion crisis?

At present, due to the suspension of operations at Meishan terminal, many shippers are unable to pick up the containers. And the relevant information about the transfer of goods has yet to be announced.

However, some analysts said that Meishan terminal accounts for about 20% of the total container volume of Ningbo port, so if only Meishan terminal is closed, it will not have a huge impact, and the situation can be controlled.

Relevant data show that the epidemic crisis in Ningbo port may affect the operation of Global trade, especially a large number of integrated circuit boards will be exported here.

The French liner operator announced that the freight business of the two ships still at Meishan terminal will be suspended until the terminal resumes operation. The two ships serve trans Pacific and Eurasian routes respectively..

The head of Maersk also issued a statement saying that his ship docked at other terminals in Ningbo port, so it was not affected for the time being. However, the warehouse in Meishan needs to be suspended.

Suki basi, CEO of Russell Group, said that this is another port outbreak after the Yantian Port incident. Whether the port is closed or the shipping schedule is delayed, it will have a huge impact on the global supply chain.