Maersk reports further East Asia network recovery

Backlog at China’s Ports Was Finally Shrinking. Typhoon Champi Will Test That.

Typhoon Champi threatens the port recovery at Shanghai and Ningbo, as the global congestion backlog eases to 3.36 million TEUs from above 4 million.

Typhoon Champi Tests China’s Shrinking Port Backlog

Typhoon Champi is threatening the port recovery that eastern China had only just started to record, with ferry suspensions and maritime emergency responses already in force across Shanghai and the Fujian and Zhejiang provinces Friday. No container terminal closures have been reported at major ports including Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan. Maersk told customers on Tuesday that […]

Another typhoon threatens recovery of East Asian ports from congestion

Congestion may be easing in eastern China, but with Typhoon Champi set to sweep across the north-east coast of Taiwan tomorrow there are concerns that disruption to vessel movements could undo benefits carriers are seeing in China. Maersk told customers waiting times at ports along the east China coast were showing a continued week-on-week decline, with its wider east Asian network stabilising following disruption from earlier typhoons., The car…

Maersk reports further East Asia network recovery

Maersk has reported further progress in the recovery of its East Asia network following disruption caused by the region’s typhoon season. Operational conditions at East China ports have improved, while vessel waiting times have continued to decline compared with previous weeks. However, strong export demand from Asia continues to place pressure on congested ports. Regional […]