Shanghai port plagued by COVID-induced delays

Truckers wary of entering world's busiest container facility over quarantine fears

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Police check a vehicle at a tunnel that was closed following a COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai on March 28. © AP

DING YI, FLYNN MURPHY and BAI YUJIE, Caixin

Measures to contain Shanghai's worst coronavirus outbreak are disrupting operations at the world's busiest container port, likely delaying core exports of electronics, textiles, pharmaceuticals, cars and more.

While ships have been allowed to dock as normal, there are significant delays arising from COVID-19 test protocols, which are hindering trucks and barges from handling cargo, sources in logistics companies have told Caixin.

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