First Day of Partial Lockdown in Shanghai, Shanghai Port Operating Normally

World's No.1 Shanghai Port Operates 24 Hours... "No Issues in Handling Export-Import Cargo Volume" Emphasized
Concerns Raised Over Potential Second Global Logistics Crisis if COVID-19 Spreads

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] As Shanghai, China's financial hub and economic capital, enters partial lockdown by time zone, Chinese media Caijing reported on the 28th that Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Port (Yangshan Port) are operating normally.

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Caijing stated that as of the first day of the lockdown in the Pudong area on the 28th, air cargo and port logistics at Shanghai Airport are functioning normally.

The media explained that domestic passenger and cargo flights at Pudong and Hongqiao airports are operating normally.

Shanghai Port is also carrying out loading and unloading operations normally on the same day, it added.

Quoting an announcement from the port authorities, Caijing emphasized that Shanghai Port is operating 24 hours normally and that despite the partial city lockdown due to COVID-19 prevention measures, there are no issues with port logistics handling.

However, if COVID-19 spreads further, there is a high possibility that Shanghai port logistics will be affected. Concerns are rising that if Shanghai logistics operate abnormally, a second global logistics crisis originating from China could occur.

In fact, last August, the spread of COVID-19 led to the closure of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (Meishan Terminal) in Zhejiang Province, China’s second largest port, paralyzing the global logistics system. Shanghai Port is known to handle about 4 million TEUs monthly (1 TEU equals one 20-foot container). The value of import and export cargo handled by Shanghai Port from January to February reached 674.5 billion yuan (approximately 129 trillion Korean won).

Meanwhile, as of the 27th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Shanghai was counted at 3,500. This is the first time since the pandemic that daily confirmed cases in Shanghai have exceeded 3,000.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Shanghai health authorities decided to divide the city east and west along the Huangpu River and impose a 4-day lockdown on each side starting from the 28th, conducting nucleic acid testing for all residents.

Previously, Shanghai authorities had issued school closures for elementary, middle, high schools, and kindergartens, and temporarily suspended all bus terminal operations, but as the COVID-19 case surge was not controlled, they resorted to the measure of sequential city lockdowns.

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