China partially shut down world’s third-busiest container port

China has partially shut down the world’s third-busiest container port after a worker there tested positive for Covid-19.

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The Meishan terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port, which is south of Shanghai, accounts for over a fourth of the container cargo handled at the Chinese port.

Meishan terminal mainly services trade destinations in North America and Europe.

In the aftermath of Covid-19, global supply chains have remained fragile mainly on account of closures and lockdowns that affected both the manufacturing and the logistical segments of the chain.