Yantian is one of the busiest ports in the world, with a cargo throughput of 13.34 million twenty-foot equivalent unit in 2020, a standard measurement used in freight industry, according to figures from the Shenzhen Transportation Bureau. Photo: Bloomberg
Yantian is one of the busiest ports in the world, with a cargo throughput of 13.34 million twenty-foot equivalent unit in 2020, a standard measurement used in freight industry, according to figures from the Shenzhen Transportation Bureau. Photo: Bloomberg
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China container port expects delays after coronavirus outbreak, shipping costs set to rise further

  • The container yard of Yantian Port has been partly shut since last week after an outbreak of Covid-19 among port staff and in the broader community
  • Yantian is one of the busiest ports in the world, with a cargo throughput of 13.34 million twenty-foot equivalent unit in 2020

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Updated: 8:30pm, 31 May, 2021

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Yantian is one of the busiest ports in the world, with a cargo throughput of 13.34 million twenty-foot equivalent unit in 2020, a standard measurement used in freight industry, according to figures from the Shenzhen Transportation Bureau. Photo: Bloomberg