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Shanghai lockdown exposes global supply chain strains

By Peggy Hollinger, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Primrose Riordan and Gloria Li
Financial Times·
13 mins to read

Knock-on effects from disruptions in China could hit ports around the globe when sea freight starts moving again.

In early March truck drivers at Suto Logistics were ferrying 1,000 tonnes of goods every day in and out of Shanghai, China's most important economic hub and the world's busiest port. By the end of April, five weeks after local authorities had forced factories to close and residents to isolate in their homes, just one or two trucks were being dispatched daily,

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