NVD Asia shares updates on the corona crisis and the consequences for the logistics sector from China and Hong Kong via this page.
| Branch office | Affected by current outbreak | Local government restrictions and actions taken by each branch office | Impact Ocean freight | Impact Air freight | Impact Rail freight |
| Tianjin | No | Half of our colleagues work from home this week. | |||
| Qingdao | Yes | Mass testing.
All colleagues work from home this week. |
Some factories are located in restricted areas which results no pick-up/delivery to/from the Qingdao port. | Ground handling at the Qingdao airport requires a longer operation time. | |
| Shanghai | Yes | Entry to office building prohibited on the 16th and 17th March.
All colleagues work from home for the two days. |
Transportation of goods and crossing city borders have been limited – entry requirement: proof of negative test – which can lead to high congestions and delays in the supply chain. | Banned all inbound international flights to SHA from the 17th March onwards for 6 weeks. Cargo flights are not affected. | |
| Ningbo | No | ||||
| Xiamen | No | ||||
| Shenzhen | Yes | City in lockdown.
All colleagues work from home this week. |
Receiving of goods at container freight stations suspended.
Pick-up/delivery of cargo/container are being monitored and require a case-to-case check if factory is in a restricted area. |
Ground handling is not affected, but warehouse deliveries and pick-ups require a negative test. | |
| Guangzhou | No | Ground handling is not affected, but warehouse deliveries and pick-ups require a negative test. | |||
| Hong Kong | Yes | Citywide mass testing postponed.
Office attendance flexible and rotating. |
Cross border transportation limited. | Cross border transportation limited and deliveries to the airport almost impossible. |