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SUPPLY SHORTAGE IN CHINA AFFECTED LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING BUSINESS

Published by March 23,2020

The corona virus make the whole China production paused for almost one month in the past days .

Now all factory resume to work since late Feb,  while the supply shortage still a headache for manufacturers.

It aslo affected the logsitstics and shipping business from China, espcially container shipping business from China 

and Hong Kong ports .

Almost one third of companies in China's southern manufacturing citieds are facing a supply shortage as the coronavirus takes its toll around the world,

one survey of companies showed, reported by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.

 

one data also show the air flight from China to world wide cancel  at least  75% .which make shipping space very tight

 

The survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China also showed

that 15 per cent of the 237 companies which took part in the survey conducted from March 9 to 14 said they had already run out of some supplies.

Just over half said their manufacturing ability had been "slightly" impaired by supply chain disruption,

while 42 per cent described the impact as "moderate", with 6 per cent saying they had been "severely" affected.

 

Transport and logistics disruptions for themselves or their suppliers were expected by 60 per cent of respondents,

with 17 per cent saying a shortage of supplies and 23 per cent citing a shortage of labor among the main disruptions.

 

Big buyers in world wide are chasing China factories to ship the goods earlier ,but the supply shortage situation 

seems will last for some time ,

Shipping business will face slack season  at leat one or two more monthes

 

 

 

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