News / Yantian back to normal tomorrow, but box backlog will take weeks to clear

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Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) says it will return to normal operations tomorrow, following weeks of disruption caused by an outbreak of Covid-19 among dockers at the port.

Operations fell to around 20% of capacity as the virus spread through the YICT workforce, causing delays and congestion at ports across the Pearl River Delta, as desperate carriers looked for alternative facilities to maintain the flow of cargo.

Hutchison Ports, which operates YICT, today announced it had “taken proactive measures to steadily resume ...