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Dec 11 (Reuters) – CMA-CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping line, has told customers it will not take bookings for cargo due to arrive at ports in southern China over several weeks in early 2021 due to a suspension of service by feeder operators.
Feeders collect containers from smaller ports and take them to terminals where they can be loaded onto large vessels.
CMA-CGM’s move comes amid a global shortage of containers that is likely to hamper surging exports from China as the world stocks on up everything from appliances to personal protective equipment after the coronavirus crisis.
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South China and Hong Kong feeder operators have announced suspensions from Jan. 5 to Feb. 21 “in view of COVID-19 quarantine requirements for ship crews” before Lunar New Year, CMA-CGM’s Singapore office said in a notice to customers.
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