The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last. In nearby Shanghai and in Hong Kong, congestion is once again increasing after dropping due to the reopening of Yantian port in Shenzhen, which shut in May for a seperate outbreak. The number of container ships anchored off Xiamen on China’s southeast coast rose to 24 Tuesday from 6 at the start of the month, according to shipping data compiled by Bloomberg. Congestion Note: Congestion is defined as number of anchored ships divided by sum of anchored and moored ships. Net change in congestion shows change in current congestion minus median congestion from April to August. Total containers sums all vessels in anchorage including those in transit. The Meishan terminal at Ningbo port […]