Separately, the German shipowners’ association VDR told its annual news conference in Hamburg that terminal operations in Chinese ports were not going smoothly because truck drivers and port workers were missing.
Container ships’ round trips through Chinese ports were being increasingly cancelled because of low load levels. Shipowners have asked staff to stay on board and wear face masks, VDR said.
Crews were not being swapped in China, and ships were not receiving and loading food during Chinese port stays, it added.
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