Coronavirus Update - March 23 2021
Posted on March 23, 2021
Allyn International is committed to providing you with the latest updates during this very fluid and ever-changing 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.
Maintaining operational success is pivotal and planning ahead remains a critical component to avoiding some of the common pitfalls being experienced today. International transport can be challenging but continuing to compare carrier rates for each individual shipment, planning in advance, obtaining confirmation from your carriers and adding buffer transit time will all assist in making the right decision for your shipments.
The following tables will provide the current cargo transport operational status and capacity levels for heavily affected countries.
- 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 very low from South Korea to Europe and the Americas and there are major container shortages. Capacity to the
- Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East is limited and there are minor to medium container shortages.
- Capacity is low from Brazil across all trade lanes. Minor to medium container shortages.
- Capacity is very low from India across all trade lanes. Minor to medium 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. Minor 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.
