Which ports have been most affected by coronavirus?

The coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 12 March 2020. Following the escalation of the crisis Port Technology International (PTI) details which ports have been most heavily affected by coronavirus, or COVID-19.

Since PTI published its first examination of the coronavirus effect on ports in January 2020, the number of cases has increased from 6,000 to 126,628 and the deaths 132 to almost 4,638 (correct as of date of publishing).

The outbreak has spread far beyond China and Southeast Asia and as of 12 March has infected 17,430 people in the EU and European Economic Area, 711 of which have died.

In that time, a host of the busiest and most important ports in the world have seen their operations curtailed and traffic drop.

This is particularly true of ports in China and surrounding countries, as well as those farther afield that share the world’s major shipping lanes.

The below list is not in any particular order but should be taken as an overview of how the coronavirus has affected some of the world’s biggest hubs.

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