China shipping: Ningbo-Zhoushan container port remains partially shut after coronavirus infection

On Wednesday, an employee at Meishan terminal tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully inoculated with two doses of the Sinovac vaccine

Shipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport warned clients of potential ‘port congestion’ due to the partial closure in an advisory on Monday

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Consultant GardaWorld estimated Meishan terminal accounts for about 25 per cent of container cargo through China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan container port. Photo: Bloomberg

Published: 1:00pm, 16 Aug 2021Updated: 1:04pm, 16 Aug 2021

China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan container port, the world’s third-busiest, remained partially closed for a sixth day on Monday, amid ongoing concern over whether the shutdown will disrupt trade from the region longer term.

The port has not published any updates on its operations since Wednesday, when it halted all inbound and outbound container services at its Meishan terminal after one employee tested positive for coronavirus.

Consultant GardaWorld estimated the terminal accounted for about 25 per cent of container cargo through the port, though Ningbo-Zhoushan had said it would redirect ships to other terminals and adjust operating hours at other docks.

An employee at the port’s media centre said they had no new information to share when contacted by Bloomberg News on Monday.

No new infections have been reported at the port since the initial case.

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