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Typhoon Kong-ray creates congestion at Shanghai, Ningbo and Kaohsiung

Martina Li in Taiwan — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:31:51 +0000

Asian container ports Shanghai, Ningbo and Kaohisung are working through congestion after Typhoon Kong-Rey blew through last week.
And Kong-rey, which made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday, was the strongest typhoon to lash Taiwan since 1996.
According to EconDB, Kaohsiung, the island’s main container port, is experiencing 100% delays for all incoming box ships, which amount to 69 over the next seven days.
ONE’s vessel schedule shows the 1,100 teu Contship Era arrived in ...

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Kaohsiung the latest victim of Asia’s container congestion contagion

Gavin van Marle — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 10:48:12 +0000

The container congestion contagion effect appears to be manifesting itself in Taiwan with a recent build-up of boxes in its main gateway of Kaohsiung.
Congestion in south-east Asia’s key ports has prompted liner operators to divert transhipment containers to Taiwan’s main container port which, in turn, placed Kaohsiung’s road infrastructure under pressure as more trucks are needed to ferry containers between terminals.
A representative of the country’s port authority, Taiwan International Ports ...

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Shipping lines seem unfazed by Chinese ‘war games’ in Taiwan Strait

Alex Lennane — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:46:28 +0000

Liner operators seem sanguine about China conducting its largest-ever military drills in the Taiwan Strait, although the aviation sector is taking precautions.
The military exercises began last night, hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and met President Tsai Ing-wen, angering China, which has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province since the 1949 Chinese Civil War.
Six ‘no-sail’ and ‘no-fly’ zones have been marked out by China, which will carry ...

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Five Evergreen crew hospitalised with Covid and box ship quarantined in Kaohsiung

Nick Savvides — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 13:40:43 +0000

Five of the crew of 22 on an Evergreen intra-Asia vessel have been hospitalised following an outbreak of Covid-19 onboard.
The three Taiwanese and two Filipinos are part of the complement on the 2,800 teu Ever Balmy, which arrived at Wan Hai Lines’ container terminal on Saturday.
The five, who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19, were tested after developing fever and flu-like symptoms upon arrival in Kaohsiung. Positive Covid-19 test results ...

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