News / As Chinese supply chains start to move again, slowly, new bottlenecks appear

As Chinese industrial production begins to recover, North American shippers that spread their Asian sourcing, and have so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus-related supply chain issues in China, are likely to encounter new transport bottlenecks in the wider region.

Air freight is expected to be first to benefit from the resumption in production and, in response to the dramatic cuts in capacity, freight forwarders are likely to charter freighter aircraft once more as they prepare to clear up the ...