Lockdown in Shanghai

Further to lockdowns being imposed in China following a surge in Covid-19 cases, Shanghai has announced further measures in the form of a ‘snap lockdown’.The eastern half of Shanghai will be locked down from Monday 28.03.2022 until Friday 01.04.2022 with the western side lockdown commencing on 01.04.2022.This may result in disruption to the supply chains and cause delays to consignments from this region.As always, Neptune are keeping in close contact with our origin counterparts to monitor this situation.If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact your account handler who will be happy to assist.Useful Links:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60896794https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/28/shanghai-to-lock-down-millions-for-mass-testing-as-chinas-covid-cases-surgehttps://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-shanghai-split-in-half-using-huangpu-river-for-new-two-part-lockdown-12576306