Typhoon Chanthu postpones flights and maritime services in Shanghai, Ningbo and Xiamen

The Shanghai government evacuated at least 28,000 people, closed schools, parks and suspended subway operations in the face of the imminent arrival of Chanthu, a typhoon that lost strength, but which hit Chinese territory on Monday as a tropical storm, with strong winds and gusts of rain. The impact of Chanthu is spreading to the economy, with the cancellation of flights and the suspension of activities in the port terminals, in Shanghai, Ningbo and Xiamen.

As of Monday morning, the storm, which passed through Taiwan on Sunday without hitting the ground, was already causing eight-meter-high waves off the coast of Shanghai. According to the state broadcaster CCTV, the evacuated areas of the city were the most vulnerable to the passage of Chanthu.

Shanghai, the financial capital of China with 25 million inhabitants, has two airports, in addition to the port with the largest container movement in the world: 43.5 million teus last year. Both airports have flights canceled on Mondays and Tuesdays, at least.

In neighboring Zhejiang province, shipping and container activities have been suspended since Friday. Zhejiang also closed schools and disrupted air and rail services in several cities.

Aftermath of the Typhoon

In an industry that is already in a space crisis, the passage of a typhoon, which causes the suspension and cancellation of flights and maritime services, means an even more repressed demand. Especially when it comes to China, which has been setting export records.

As the Bloomberg news site recalls, Asian ports have become one of the bottlenecks in world trade, as European and American demand for goods outstrips the capacity of docks and ships.

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