PUBLISHER: The Load Star (www.theloadstar.com)
China’s quarantine rules for seafarers are set to cause a big drop in Pearl River Delta feeder capacity in the run-up to Chinese New Year (CNY) in February.
Both ONE and Hapag-Lloyd have issued advisories warning of disruption from late December to mid-February, after feeder operators announced service suspensions due to a lack of crew.
Hapag-Lloyd said: “This suspension is caused by the Covid-19 quarantine requirement for ship crews plying between South China and Hong Kong upon their return from the CNY 2022 holidays.
“Taking this situation into consideration, we will temporarily suspend cargo acceptance to South China, with final destination under the Pearl River Delta area and Fuzhou, until further notice. However, we will continue to accept cargo on mainline services to main ports such as Hong Kong, Yantian, or Shekou.”