CMA-CGM will be suspending cargo bookings to arrive at ports in southern China over several weeks in early 2021 due to a suspension of service by feeder operators. Feeders collect containers from smaller ports and take them to terminals where they can be loaded onto large vessels. The move comes amid a global shortage of containers that is likely to hamper surging exports from China as the world stocks on up everything from appliances to personal protective equipment after the coronavirus crisis. The suspension will affect at least 28 ports from Fuzhou in Fujian province to Haikou on Hainan island.
