Global shipping was just starting to recover from the chaos of the pandemic. Now port congestion and delays are back and could be around for a while.
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Covid lockdowns in China have wreaked havoc at Shanghai, the world's biggest container port, and are now causing problems at other major ports around the world.Some Chinese cities, including Shanghai, have started easing Covid restrictions in recent days, but experts say that the damage has already been done, and global shipping will suffer well into the summer.
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