Shanghai's sea, airport cargo volumes back at 90% capacity

As the megacity began to return to normal on June 1, factory owners, traders and logistic service providers were gearing up for production at breakneck speed even during the Dragon Boat Festival holidays, and the shipment volume expected to reach a new peak over the following one to two weeks as the Christmas delivery period has just begun, official Chinese media reported.

The Shanghai Pudong International Airport facilitated more than 200 cargo and mail flights per day during the three-day holidays, with the number of flights already reaching that of pre-epidemic levels.

The daily export declaration volume of Shanghai's Yangshan Port has increased to 11,000 orders, a rise of more than 50 per cent, a significant jump compared with the 7,000 orders during the closure and control period covering the city.

To deliver Christmas goods to overseas markets, factory owners in Yiwu in East China's Zhejiang Province are working around the clock while piggybacking on the business recovery in Shanghai and the gradual relaxation of the whole region after the epidemic was largely brought under control.

Normally, the delivery period for Christmas goods begins in April and last until November, this year's delivery came in a bit earlier than usual as traders were fending off potential uncertainties posed by the epidemic, global port congestion, especially in the US, among other factors.

Multiple factors, including supply chain transportation, US port congestions and global inflation, would all cap the expectation for trade, experts noted.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)