Hong Kong Port Operating Smoothly Despite Global Shipping Issues, USDA Says
Despite continued disruptions to global supply chains and shipping, the Hong Kong port is maintaining relatively “normal operations,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in a Nov. 10 report. USDA said the port is operating smoothly because…
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of “close cooperation among major terminal operators,” allowing the “most efficient use of shared facilities such as berths and yards.” USDA also said Hong Kong has no labor or trucker shortage, and although berth congestion still “exists,” vessel turnaround time is “at most, one or two days long.” “In fact, Hong Kong’s port business has flourished in 2021,” USDA said. “The efficiency of the Hong Kong port and relatively reliable shipping schedules successfully attracts additional business.”