Shanghai lockdown has global ripple effect, EU firms start to feel China's shipping delay | DW News

Shanghai - China's most populous city and commercial hub - has been in a strict lockdown for about a month. Residents are only allowed to leave their homes in a few parts of the city.

And while the port has been in operation, many exports are not leaving Shanghai because port workers and truck drivers, who transport the goods to and from the port are also affected by the lockdown.

Right now, around a third of the 1,800 container ships stuck in the world, are in or around Shanghai. The city's hard lockdock is affecting global supply chains. Many companies, which produce in China, haven't been getting their goods and parts for nearly three weeks. It takes between 5 and 8 weeks for these container ships to make it from China to Germany so businesses here and elsewhere in Europe, are just starting to feel the problems.

Meanwhile there's a plan underway to isolate dock workers, in an attempt to keep the Shanghai port operational.

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[Sam-nbev]

I hope Europe learns the dangers of putting all its eggs in one basket: inputs, parts, goods from China and energy from Russia.

[TheGQBrotha]

If these events don’t show why it’s important to return to local manufacturing then I don’t know what will.

[TheLifeOfKane]

Pro-Tip
Start cutting economic dependencies on China BEFORE you have to sanction them for Invading Taiwan.
You'd think this would be routine, but all that Ethnic Slave Money really dulls the memory I guess

[agnt_green]

Well this is why sending all your manufacturing to China for cheap labor was a terrible idea. US did the same. Doesn't seem to require genius level intellect to realize that being self sufficient as much as possible is the only way to inoculate your nation against the effects of international destabilization. If my neighbor has a bad week it shouldn't cause my house to erupt in chaos either. If I have my house in order I can actually help them instead of being collateral damage.

[KJSvitko]

Offshoring of manufacturing to China by countries around the world is now showing the vulnerabilities to the worlds supply chain. Each country needs to try to be more self sufficient especially for critical goods. Manufacturing goods locally and closer to the end user reduces supply chain issues. Keep jobs and manufacturing local.

[nagasako]

Europe... this is what happens when you get your energy from abroad and goods from abroad....

[vladtepes]

It is time to end dependence on China. Indeed supply chians should include sources from multiple continents.

[Kaprwithos]

Life lesson: Never put all your eggs in one basket.

[arfajob]

The world is just going to have to knuckle down, turn back the clock & start repairing "stuff' or buy quality products that last, preferably from "somewhere else."

[Rahul_ke]

Investing in an authoritarian regime is dumb

[michelcornelis]

Decoupling as fast as possible from China, Russia

[crystal]

Aren't we already know all of these during the beginning of the pandemic? If they haven't started to diversify their supplies back in 2020, then they are to blame.

[anthonywalker]

He who makes the air fryers makes the rules 🤣

[Tomar]

European firms must relocate their manufacturing units to nearby *democratic* countries.
I HOPE THEY WILL DO IT 🙄🙄

[cyjase]

DW kept making a Taiwanese as the spokesman of China, which is like assigning Ukrainians to report what you want to tell your audiences about Russia! Common sense is not really common nowadays!

[ARAFELI]

i work with a company that imports car parts and every time china is in a locked-down over covid we felt it

[JourneyOnLife]

I'm praying for the people of Shanghai 🙏❤🕊

[pahatpahat]

Why not use rail, if the demand is so great? 5 to 8 weeks from China to Hamburg seems unduly long even for shipping! Is that information correct?

[TiGR]

It has begun; a global shakedown of supply chains, energy supply and rising prices, no end in sight..

[cinpeace]

Hope it solves soon. US ports was blocked for several months because of can't unloading goods fast enough before. It was tough.