Qinzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of port scene
2. Various of machinery, vehicles moving containers

Londong, UK - Feb 26, 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Platten, secretary-general, International Chamber of Shipping (partially overlaid with shot 4/ending with shot 5):
"Well it has really affected trade. I mean you've got to bear in mind just how big a manufacturer, how big a consumer China is of raw materials and obviously producing. So on both sides of the equation, raw materials being imported to China has gone through the floor in terms of imports. And then, of course, the factories aren't working at the capacity they once were, so the finished goods aren't coming out. So it's on both sides - whether it's on container lines taking their manufactured goods out or the bulk suppliers bringing the raw materials in, both sides are affected quite drastically."

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Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Aerial shots of port scene
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FILE: Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Aerial shots of cargo ships at port

Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of cargoes being transported

London, UK - Feb 26, 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Platten, secretary-general, International Chamber of Shipping (starting with shot 6/ending with shot 8):
"Quite rightly, the ports are putting in additional checks and safety considerations as well. But there's a stacking-up of ships: the factories in China aren't working at full capacity so there's a delay in producing the manufactured goods to be shipped out. And of course, because of that, the demand for raw materials and bulk shipping - from crude oil to iron ore or grain - those shipments are being delayed getting in. So it's really having a drastic impact on the whole shipping chain."

FILE: Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Cargo ship at port
9. Cargo ship sailing
10. Aerial shot of port

London, UK - Feb 26, 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Platten, secretary-general, International Chamber of Shipping (starting with shot 9):
"On the one hand it's about moving trade around, that's a level, but also, crews are the lifeblood of our industry and we must protect and look after them."

FILE: Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of trucks at port

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic is exerting a heavy toll on the shipping industry worldwide, said an industry expert from the UK in an interview recently.

Guy Platten,Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Shipping discussed the impact of the epidemic on the global shipping, in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) in London.

With China accounting for around 40 percent of global seaborne trade, the shipping industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors by COVID-19.

"Well it has really affected trade. I mean you've got to bear in mind just how big a manufacturer, how big a consumer China is of raw materials and obviously producing. So on both sides of the equation, raw materials being imported to China has gone through the floor in terms of imports. And then, of course, the factories aren't working at the capacity they once were, so the finished goods aren't coming out. So it's on both sides - whether it's on container lines taking their manufactured goods out or the bulk suppliers bringing the raw materials in, both sides are affected quite drastically," said Patten.

The epidemic has upended global supply chains and caused widespread disruption to businesses and factory activity in China.

"Quite rightly, the ports are putting in additional checks and safety considerations as well. But there's a stacking-up of ships: the factories in China aren't working at full capacity so there's a delay in producing the manufactured goods to be shipped out. And of course, because of that, the demand for raw materials and bulk shipping - from crude oil to iron ore or grain - those shipments are being delayed getting in. So it's really having a drastic impact on the whole shipping chain," he said.

"On the one hand it's about moving trade around, that's a level, but also, crews are the lifeblood of our industry and we must protect and look after them," said Patten.