land access: A cyberattack targeting key South African ports, according to The Japan Times. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains toward a breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods, according to companies, economists and shipping specialists. ; The delta variant of the coronavirus has devastated parts of Asia and prompted many nations to cut off land access for sailors. Natural disasters in China and Germany. That's left captains unable to rotate weary crews and about 100,000 seafarers stranded at sea beyond their stints in a flashback to 2020 and the height of lockdowns. This is a perilous moment for global supply chains. We're no longer on the cusp of a second crew change crisis, we're in one, said Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping.
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