China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Could Disrupt Global Shipping, Supply Chains, Experts Warn

LONDON (CBS Local) — Measures to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak — shutting down factories and keeping workers at home — are reducing the number of seaborne vessels and threatening to disrupt global supply chains.
About 80 percent of the world’s goods trade by volume is carried by sea and China is home to seven of the world’s 10 busiest container ports, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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