Coronavirus Update - January 20

Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and everchanging period. Our goal with the information provided below is to give you at a high-level, a current overview of the most heavily impacted regions.

It has been nearly a year since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and restrictions and lockdowns are still very present in several nations across the globe.

The following tables will provide the current cargo transport operational status and capacity levels for heavily affected countries.

* Source: Freightos Baltic Index

• **Capacity is very low from the UK across all trade lanes. Minor to medium container shortages
• Capacity is limited from Australia to the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Minor container shortages.
• Capacity is very low from Japan across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
• Capacity is low from South Korea to Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. Major container shortages.
• Capacity is low from Brazil across all trade lanes. Minor to medium container shortages.
• Capacity is very low or not available from India across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
• Capacity is very low from Singapore across all trade lanes. Major container shortages.
• Capacity is limited from the UAE across all trade lanes. Little to no container shortages.

If you have any questions regarding the impact of the coronavirus to your supply chain or would like additional research and market intelligence, please contact our Americas Consulting and Sourcing manager Mitchell Turiel at Turiel.m@allynintl.com or (239) 219-7179.