China’s Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping Trade

China’s Coronavirus Disrupts Global Container Shipping Trade
A container ship is berthed at PSA's Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore on July 15, 2019. Edgar Su/Reuters
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LONDON/LOS ANGELES—China’s fast-spreading coronavirus is throwing the global container shipping trade out of sync, with lines re-routing cargos and reducing calls to Chinese ports, setting the scene for months of delivery delays ahead, industry sources said.

The spread of the deadly virus has shut down cities and factories in China and disrupted global air travel.