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Global port bottlenecks continue to hamper vessel arrivals in the UK and China’s zero-covid policy continues to threaten supply chains.

Global port bottle necks continue into the New Year and tighter Covid-19 restrictions lead to disruption at the key container port of Ningbo in China.

Shipments from Asia and the Indian Sub-Continent continue to face major difficulties and the Covid-19 outbreak in China forces tighter restrictions threatening supply chains.

Supply chain bottlenecks continue to impact shipments from Asia. The outlook for early 2022 remains challenging but is expected to ease later in the year.

The effects of high demand for space and ongoing congestion at ports are expected persist until at least the Chinese New Year in February 2022.

Schedule reliability remains low for Sea Freight services due to global Port congestion. The Port of Felixstowe refuses empty containers once again.

Carriers skip port calls in China in an attempt to improve schedule reliability of Sea Freight services. Air Freight services continue to be hampered by handling delays.

Schedule reliability remains low for Sea Freight services but container availability is improving. Air Freight rates soar due to new Covid outbreaks at Chinese airports.

Schedule reliability remains low for Sea Freight services. Felixstowe Port refuses empties once again and handling problems at Heathrow create Air Freight delays.