By Mary Hui, Cindy Wang (Bloomberg) Typhoon Krathon tracked slowly toward Taiwan, with the storm set to weaken before making landfall on Thursday morning and the island will keep its $2.5…
https://gcaptain.com/typhoon-krathon-brings-taiwan-to-a-standstill/
Weather experts say this year’s typhoon season has been the most disruptive. According to Everstream Analytics, the most disruptive storms this season and the areas most affected have been Gaemi (Taiwan and China), Ampil (Japan), Shanshan (Japan), Yagi (Philippines, China, Vietnam), and Bebinka (China). These storms have had a significant impact on port operations.
Jon Davis, chief meteorologist for Everstream Analytics, tells FreightWaves that along with the disruptions to port operations,...
By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo (Reuters) Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could…
https://gcaptain.com/shanghai-braces-for-typhoon-bebinca-ports-shut-down-amid-red-alert/
TAIPEI, July 26 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s coast guard tried on Friday to rescue dozens of sailors stranded off the southern coast after Typhoon Gaemi sank a freighter and grounded eight others in the Taiwan…
https://gcaptain.com/rough-seas-hamper-taiwan-efforts-to-rescue-sailors-stranded-by-typhoon-gaemi/
BEIJING/ HONG KONG Aug 31 (Reuters) – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline,…
https://gcaptain.com/super-typhoon-soala-heads-towards-hong-hong/
MANILA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities started evacuating people from coastal areas on Sunday and hundreds were unable to travel by sea as the main island Luzon, including Manila, braces for…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-evacuates-coasts-cancels-sea-trips-as-supertyphoon-nears/
TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s main islands, as the region braces for…
https://gcaptain.com/japan-issues-special-typhoon-warning-as-unprecedented-storm-approaches/
By Soo-hyang Choi (Reuters) – A powerful typhoon tore through South Korea’s southern industrial hubs on Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead, 10 missing and thousands displaced, authorities said. Typhoon Hinnamnor left the Korean peninsula early on Tuesday after battering the…
https://gcaptain.com/typhoon-hinnamnor-rips-across-south-korean-ports/
(Bloomberg) –Shanghai’s major container port of Yangshan has suspended terminal operations as Typhoon Hinnamnor approaches the east China coast, state media CCTV reported, citing the local maritime authority. The authority has…
https://gcaptain.com/shanghais-yangshan-port-halts-operations-as-typhoon-strengthens/
Strong winds and heavy rain from a typhoon barreling through the South China Sea is expected to disrupt air and ocean shipments, as well as local freight delivery, during the next 24 to 48 hours.
The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday evening issued a Category 8 typhoon warning for Tropical Storm Ma-on, the third highest alert under the city’s weather system.
At 11 p.m. Hong Kong time, the storm system was centered about 131 miles south of Hong Kong, with sustained maximum winds of nearly 70 mph....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/typhoon-pauses-air-ocean-freight-in-hong-kong-south-china