Yantian to return to full operations from midnight, box backlog expected to take many weeks to clear
Sunny Worldwide Logistics brings you Yantian terminal logistics news and helps you get to know the story behind the int ernational cargo port. " Following a COVID-19 outbreak and consequent month-long disruption, the Port of Yantian in Shenzhen, China, is expected to return to normal operations on June 24. However, shippers have been warned it will take time to clear the significant container backlog. Lars Jensen, CEO of container consultancy Vespucci Maritime has gauged it will take Yantian 82 days to clear the more than 700,000 TEU queuing outside its quays in addition to the normal flow of export cargo out of Asia. It is also expected to take weeks for land-based operations to normalize around Yantian said, Peter Sand, chief shipping economist at BIMCO. “Getting the cranes to operate may be the easy part but, moving the boxes around inside the clogged-up port perimeter and getting ships to berth as a part of a normal routing takes days and weeks,” Sand told Splash. Meanwhile c...