#virus

Mega container ship MSC FLAVIA virus positive, situation unclear, Ningbo

  • 04 Juli 2020
  • 04 Juli 2020

11 crew of container ship MSC FLAVIA were found Chinese virus positive on Jun 26 on arrival at Ningbo anchorage from Hong Kong, where 9 of those virus positive signe...

Multipurpose cargo demand growth outlook dimmed by coronavirus

  • 06 Maret 2020
  • 06 Maret 2020

The multipurpose vessel (MPVs) and heavylift vessel segments are expected to experience a weak demand in the second half of this year on the back of reduced Chinese...

Air freight specialists see business boom as shipping gets constrained over virus fears

  • 01 Maret 2020
  • 01 Maret 2020

As factories across China continue to come on line in the coming weeks after a month-long shutdown from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the manufacturing sector i...

Container shipping ex China grinding to a halt carriers can’t carry on much longer

  • 14 Februari 2020
  • 14 Februari 2020

The coronavirus outbreak in China continues to severely disrupt supply chains, the few export sailings this week not cancelled by carriers departed barely 10% full....

Cargo Facts Asia conference moves to Singapore in wake of coronavirus

  • 10 Februari 2020
  • 10 Februari 2020

Cargo Facts Asia 2020 has moved to Singapore in response to the novel coronavirus that began in China in December. Royal Media Group, Cargo Facts Asia’s pro...

Global shipping has been hit by the coronavirus, Now goods are getting stranded

  • 06 Februari 2020
  • 06 Februari 2020

The arteries of global trade are clogging up. Shipping companies that carry goods from China to the rest of the world say they are reducing the number of seaborne...

Medics refusing to board ships arriving from China?

  • 30 Januari 2020
  • 30 Januari 2020

Strange news, or rumors, from Greece – mega container ship YM WARRANTY can’t enter Piraeus port on arrival from China, via Singapore and Suez, because me...

How the coronavirus impacts container availability

  • 28 Januari 2020
  • 28 Januari 2020

Everyone is talking about the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Thousands of people have been infected all over the world with the number of deaths from the virus now in...