China Shutters Port Operations in Shanghai, Ningbo Ahead of Oncoming Typhoon
Typhoon Muifa made landfall in China on a group of Chinese islands late Sept. 14 and is heading toward Shanghai. In anticipation of the move, ports in Shanghai and Ningbo shuttered operations, China's state-run state broadcaster CCTV reported, according to an unofficial translation. The typhoon came ashore at the Zhoushan archipelago, near Ningbo at around 8:30 p.m. local time, China's National Meterological Center said, the Associated Press reported. Chinese media said that all flights were cancelled at Ningbo airport in Zhejiang and over 11,000 fishing boats returned to port in the area. Latest estimates put Muifa moving through Jiangsu and Shandong provinces after hitting Shanghai.
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Multiple terminals, including Yangshan in Shanghai, stopped some operations starting Sept. 13 evening, with all facilities shutting down by the morning of Sept. 14, Shanghai Port said in a statement, according to an unofficial translation. Ningbo's Meishan container terminal in Ningbo closed down at midnight local time Sept. 13.