News / Latest China Covid restrictions wreaking havoc on shipping schedules

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China’s latest Covid restrictions have sparked a chain reaction, hampering trucking at container terminals across the Pearl River Delta (PRD).

Amid already severe congestion at Yantian, now “worse than Suez” and spreading to nearby Shekou and Nansha, new testing rules for truck drivers are making life even more difficult for those sourcing from South China.

According to Hong Kong-based Akhil Nair, VP global carrier management and ocean strategy at Seko Logistics, the port of Nansha now requires a negative test within 48 hours ...