News / Challenger carriers and retailer-chartered services hit by China lockdowns

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The combination of Covid lockdown cargo delays in China and congestion at US east coast ports has prompted alliance carriers to announce blank sailings on the transpacific – and the independent lines are also feeling the heat.

The Asia-US cancellations follow news of a number of skipped sailings to North Europe and the Mediterranean last week. as carriers juggled their networks to mitigate the impact of more than a month of a strictly enforced Covid lockdowns in Shanghai.

Carriers are urging shippers ...