Impact of COVID-19 on Port Production and Operation Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Shanghai Port in China

Since the end of 2019, outbreak COVID-19 has severely affected port production and operation. There is little research on systematic impact assessment. This study took Shanghai Port as an example evaluated under different scenarios through establishing a System Dynamics model. It found that epidemic mainly greater passenger transport, but less cargo transport. The ports with function transportation in highway, railway, waterway were key nodes international logistics network. More attention should be paid to assessment ports’ necessary strengthen port’s collection distribution capabilities, improve efficiency, further modernization. method proposed this paper can provide reference for similar events, empirical results handling shock shipping departments.