Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the port

Started

2022-03-28 (28 March 2022)

Ended

2022-06-01 (1 June 2022)

Status

ended

Type

Regulatory or customs action

Severity

3 Significant

Scope

regional

Chokepoints

None

Ports

Shanghai, Shanghai (Yangshan)

Lanes

None

Countries

China

Confidence

medium: The lockdown dates and the statement that the port kept working are supported by a carrier advisory and by reporting of the city government's own announcement, but we could not retrieve a city or port authority page stating the 2022-03-28 start directly. The window does not overlap Lunar New Year or China's National Day holiday exclusions, though it runs for more than 28 days, so the year ago comparison applies.

First reported

2022-04-06 (6 April 2022)

• Severity basis: Landside access to the principal container port of China was restricted for more than two months, the closest non measured criterion to a port level restriction of seven days or more, since the terminals themselves stayed open.

1. 2022-03-28A staged lockdown begins in Pudong, the district that holds part of the port's landside operations, and extends to the rest of the city from 2022-04-01. [s1]
2. 2022-04-06Maersk reports that the Yangshan and Waigaoqiao terminals are operating normally for vessel, yard and gate work, while trucking capacity is reduced and warehouses inside locked down areas are affected. No Shanghai calls had been cancelled at that point. [s1]
3. 2022-05-31The city government says normal production and daily operations will resume from 2022-06-01, with public transport restarting and most residents free to leave their compounds. [s2]
4. 2022-06-01Citywide restrictions are lifted. [s2]
5. 2022-06-06Trade press reports Shanghai handled just over 3.4 million TEU in May against a normal month of close to 4 million, with container ship calls down 16 percent against May 2021, and waiting times back near seasonal norms as trucking recovered. [s3]

No corrections to this record as of 2026-09-16 (16 September 2026).

1. [s1] Maersk, Covid flareups in China continue, published 2022-04-06 (6 April 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
2. [s2] Global Times, Shanghai to fully resume normal production, daily operations from June 1, published 2022-05-31 (31 May 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
3. [s3] The Maritime Executive, Shanghai's Port is Nearing Normal Operations After Two-Month Lockdown, published 2022-06-06 (6 June 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)

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Plain text

World Freight Monitor. "Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the port." Last updated 2026-09-16 (16 September 2026). https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/covid-lockdown-shanghai-2022/

APA

World Freight Monitor. (2026). Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the port. World Freight Monitor. https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/covid-lockdown-shanghai-2022/

BibTeX

@misc{wfm_covid_lockdown_shanghai_2022,
  author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
  title = {Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the port},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last updated 2026-09-16},
  url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/covid-lockdown-shanghai-2022/}
}