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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.
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Fallout from hurricanes a greater concern than strikes, say forwarders

Alexander Whiteman — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:36:11 +0000

Forwarders are growing increasingly concerned over the wave of storms battering the southern US states, as fears of long-lasting fallout from last week’s port strike recede.
Dockers agreed to suspend the strike for new negotiations, but the three-day action on the east and Gulf coasts led to concern that supply chains could experience major delays.
However, it appears that the fallout from the strike has been negligible – in part thanks to ...

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Florida evacuates as cat-4 hurricane ‘Milton’ set to strike tonight

Charlie Bartlett technology editor — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:15:48 +0000

Hurricane Milton will hit Florida tonight, amid highways jammed with evacuating families, National Guard deployment, grounded cargo and passenger planes – and what could be a second tropical storm forming to the east of the state.
The hurricane, currently a category 5 but expected to be category 4 by the time it makes landfall, is around 300nm away from Tampa, and is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow.
A ...

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Air and sea gateways batten down for Hurricane Helene

Alexander Whiteman — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:23:42 +0000

Gateways across Florida have shuttered in advance of Hurricane Helene’s expected imminent landfall, with airports and ports in Alabama and Georgia operating under contingencies.
Meteorologists at the US National Hurricane Center advised that Helene was making its “expected turn” towards the southern states, bringing it to the Florida coast.
“A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the coast, where inundation could reach up to 20ft above ground level, ...

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Severe floods cause delay and disruption across central and east Europe

Alex Lennane — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:19:16 +0000

Severe flooding across central and eastern Europe is leading to transport delays, forwarders have warned.
The border between the Czech Republic and Poland was hit by heavy rain at the weekend, forcing some residents to evacuate and bridges to collapse – so far, 17 people across the region have died.
Yesterday, Hungarian authorities closed the border bridge on Main Road 14, disrupting road traffic to Slovakia. There are also road closures in ...

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Typhoon Bebinca shuts down port operations in Shanghai and Ningbo

Martina Li in Taiwan — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:13:20 +0000

Departures from Shanghai’s container terminals are likely to be erratic following typhoon Bebinca causing serious vessel bunching that could also lead to serious disruption to vessel schedules at destination ports.
Bebinca is the strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949, and ships that moved away from the port in anticipation of the storm will return over the coming days, resulting in vessel bunching that is expected to cause delays lasting over ...

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Insurance claims on the rise with box ships forced to brave Cape weather

Charlotte Goldstone — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:36:34 +0000

There has been a prolific rise in weather-related cargo loss and insurance claims since carriers have been forced to brave the extreme conditions round the Cape of Good Hope to escape Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Conventional wisdom has it that ships should avoid heavy storms where possible to minimise the risk of container loss, but the past 270-or so days of re-routing have seen vessels exposed to extreme weather ...

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Services set to shut down as ‘super typhoon’ heads for South China

Charlotte Goldstone — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:01:18 +0000

This story will be updated as the situation unfolds.
China is bracing for the arrival of ‘Super Typhoon’ Yagi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit the country in nearly a decade.
The typhoon hit the Philippines earlier this week, but has since doubled in strength, and according to the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Yagi now carries sustained winds of 210kph near its centre.
This morning, its eye was located ...

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Bad weather causes chaos at Indian ports, and cargo backlogs build

Alexander Whiteman — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:08:41 +0000

Container flows out of India’s west coast ports are under severe pressure, as terminals battle cargo bottlenecks from extreme weather on top of lingering capacity pressure linked to a build-up of volumes.
Container lines have reported significant vessel delays at Mundra Port, which bears the brunt of the country’s containerised trade, after torrential rain and flooding swept through the coast last week.
The flagship entity of Adani Ports (APSEZ) operates five container ...

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Cargo vessels sink as Typhoon Gaemi sweeps across Taiwan

Charlotte Goldstone — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:46:41 +0000

General cargo vessel Fu Shun has sunk as Tyhpoon Gaemi causes devastation across Taiwan, with many other ships also affected.
The storm has brought flooding, high winds and treacherous waves to Taiwan as it blew through the northern part of the island today, having already killed 25 in the Philippines.
The Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) reported that the Fu Shun began listing about 19 nautical miles off Kaohsiung around 5.45am ...

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