Due to the arrival of the super typhoon, many ports have suspended container pick-up services!

According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, at 17:00 on the afternoon of September 12, Typhoon Chantu, the 14th typhoon this year, arrived in the northeastern part of Taiwan and moved toward the north. At 9:00 on the morning of September 13, the center of Typhoon Chantu was located on the sea about 150 kilometers east-southeast of Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province. The maximum wind speed in the center was 14. It is expected that Chantu will move northwestward at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will slowly weaken.

Affected by Typhoon Chandu, there will be strong winds above level 6 in the coastal areas of east China, heavy to torrential rain in Zhejiang and Shanghai, and heavy rainstorms in some places. It is expected that strong winds and rains will be stranded in the areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai on September 14 and September 15.

Due to the impact of Typhoon Chandu, Zhejiang Ningbo Meishan Terminal issued a notice on September 12 to suspend container pickup services. The notice shows that the empty container pickup service will be suspended from 12:00 on September 12, the heavy container pickup service will be suspended from 16:00, and the heavy container pickup service will be suspended from 20:00. The resumption time will be notified separately. Please pay attention to the relevant service platforms.

As the strong winds and heavy rains brought by Typhoon Chandu affected many areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, many ports in Shanghai also issued notices to suspend container loading and unloading services, including Shengdong, Guandong and Shangdong terminals in Yangshan Port, which planned to suspend empty container pickup operations from 19:00 on September 12, 2021, and all container loading and unloading services from 00:00 on September 13.

Pudong, Zhendong, Hudong, and Mingdong terminals in the Outer Port area plan to suspend all container loading and unloading services from 06:00 on September 13, 2021. Yidong Terminal in Wusong Port area plans to suspend all container loading and unloading services from 06:00 on September 13, 2021. The resumption time will be notified separately, please spread the news.

The heavy rain and strong winds brought by the typhoon have affected the normal operations of ports and terminals in many places along the east coast of China. Here we remind all freight forwarders and sellers to pay attention to typhoon-related weather and terminal information in a timely manner, so as to cope with the strong winds and rainstorms, terminal closures, freight delays, etc. brought by the typhoon, and try to avoid or reduce the losses caused by bad weather.

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