Super Typhoon Champi raises China port congestion concerns

Super Typhoon Champi strengthened into a Category 5-equivalent system over the western Pacific, with maximum sustained winds near its center reaching 240 kilometers/hour on Oct. 21, as it moved toward waters east of Taiwan and eastern China, raising concerns over port congestion.

“Champi will move across the western North Pacific toward the seas east of Taiwan in the next couple of days,” the Hong Kong Observatory said Oct. 21.

Market participants said congestion was already causing delays of around four days at Shanghai and Ningbo and expected port disruptions to worsen following the typhoon.

“Congestion-related delays are expected to increase, with ports potentially affected for one to two weeks. Freight rates may also rise,” a China-based shipper said.

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