The Closure of Port of Ningbo and Shanghai due to Typhoon Chanthu
For the second time this year, Shanghai and Ningbo ports were forced to close due to the anticipated arrival of Typhoon Chanthu. This is a usual annual occurrence for that region, however, with the current congestion, delays and freight bottlenecks, freight movements will be greatly affected as a consequence.
Current information indicates that Typhoon Chanthu may not be as impactful as originally thought, which should be a well received news for the port operations in both Shanghai and Ningbo.
All flights in and out of Shanghai Pudong were cancelled, creating further cargo delays over the next 48 hours at least.
The airport was already suffering from reduced handling capacity due to Covid restrictions, while flights from Ningbo and Hangzhou airports have also been cancelled due to the typhoon.
Chanthu is the second – and stronger – typhoon to force Shanghai and Ningbo, the world’s first and third busiest container ports, to close this summer. July’s Typhoon In-fa saw Shanghai closed for three days, creating a backlog of 150 ships, according to local media.
SHANGHAI PORT
- Yangshan Deepwater Port, which handles almost half of the Shanghai output have suspended pickup and delivery operations as of September 13th.
- Waigaoqiao and Wusong, the two main port areas in Shanghai have also ceased the entry and exit of container movements.
- Storage yards have also announced their closures in lieu of this situation.
- Shanghai Port operators are hoping that they may gradually resume some container related activities as early as Sept 15th, depending on the severity of the storm
- There is currently no indication of when Shanghai will fully reopen, but we are hopefully that the closure will not be extensive
NINGBO PORT
- The major Ningbo Terminals: Ningbo Beilun Container Terminals, Meishan Container Terminal and Daxie China Merchants International Terminal ; have all been phasing out operations from this past weekend in a proactive response to the impending Typhoon
- Port operations in Zhoushan and the above major terminals were still closed as of today
- There is hope from the terminal operators that some activities may resume as early as September 15th
- There is currently no indication of when Ningbo will reopen, but we are hopefully that the closure will not be extensive
Should you have any questions in regards to the above, please do not hesitate to contact your DEAN World Cargo Account Manager. |
