Context (archaeology)

Port (circuit theory)

Linguistics

Engineering

Philosophy

Construct (python library)

Government (linguistics)

Panel data

China

Archaeology

Economics

Computer science

Business

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Geography

Econometrics

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Medicine

Economy

Programming language

Pandemic

Disease

Electrical engineering

Pathology

Ocean & Coastal Management

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a serious effect on the global economy, particularly the volume of port trade between imports and exports. We construct a panel regression model with month as time series where panel data from 14 major ports in China from January to October 2020 to analyze how the macro economy, the severity of the epidemic, and government control measures affect port operations. Based on the results, we have identified the key factors affecting port operations in the context of the pandemic and the managerial insights can help shipping company, port operator and government to change the strategy to copy with the effect of COVID-19 pandemic.

The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on port performance: Evidence from China