With demand for vessels and containers rising this year and companies ramping up exports to Europe and the United States for the year-end holiday shopping season, even a limited closure of part of a port is costly for both shoppers and shippers. Even though the Meishan terminal was only shut for a few weeks, it will likely take a while for the congestion to ease.(File pic shows Shanghai Port)
SHANGHAI: The Meishan terminal at China’s second-busiest port reopened yesterday following a two-week shutdown that further snarled already stressed shipping routes in Asia.
The terminal started the resumption of normal operations yesterday, a port official said at a press conference in the city of Ningbo.
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