Pandemic effects on global shipping — both negative and positive — are far from over. Worldwide cases have begun rising again over the past week, fueled by more contagious strains, including the Delta variant.
That’s bad news for the tanker shipping recovery and could also spur even more supply chain delays for U.S. importers of containerized goods, who are already grappling with COVID fallout at the port of Yantian, China.
More challenges for container supply chains
Multiple Asian countries that produce U.S. containerized imports are now seeing high infection rates.
Malaysia, a significant player in the furniture sector, has been under a strict lockdown since early June. The lockdown has just been extended.
