Update on Typhoon Saola

Latest update: 5:00 pm  Aug 3

Please find below latest status in Ningbo, Shanghai & Qingdao.

Ningbo : Typhoon signal lowered and port resumed at 03/1530.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
NPO FEW2 Safmarine Chilka 02/15:00 03/03:30 Departed already
NPO AE7 Torrente 03/17:00 04/06:00 Alongside already
NPO AE20 Parsifal 04/12:00 04/23:00 Berthing plan finalized
NPO AE10 Estelle Maersk TBA TBA Rotation swapped between NPO/SGH
NPO AU1 Maersk Gairloch 05/02:00 05/11:00 Berthing plan finalized
NPO TP3 Adrian Maersk 03/21:30 04/08:00 Berthing plan finalize


Shanghai YS : Signal lowered and port resumed at 03/1200.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
SGH AE20 Parsifal 02/07:00 02/18:30 All cargo finished without cut & run
SGH AC2 Cornelius Maersk 03/15:30 04/08:00 Alongside already
SGH AE6 Maersk Algol 03/16:00 04/05:00 Alongside already
SGH AU1 Maersk Gairloch 04/04:30 04/17:00 Berthing plan finalized
SGH AE10 Estelle Maersk 05/02:00 06/02:30 Rotation swapped between NPO/SGH
SGH AE12 Maersk Karlskrona 04/17:00 05/05:00 Berthing plan finalized

Shanghai WGQ : Port closed from 03/1400 due to strong wind. 

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
WGQ  IA8 Amundsen 04/11:00  05/00:01 Tentative (Based on port resume at 3/230

Qingdao : Still under closure

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
TST  TP5 Maersk Intrepid TBA TBA At anchorage and will berth once port reopened
TST  AE9 Tirua TBA TBA Berthing arrangement pending
TST  AE2 CMA CGM Don Carlos TBA TBA  
TST  AU1 Grasmere Maersk TBA TBA  
Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
KAO  TP7 Maersk Drury 03/07:00 03/16:00 Delayed due to rough sea condition

 
Fuzhou : Typhoon signal no.1 was hoisted in 02/0900. Inbound & outbound pilot services have been suspended. Berthing arrangement for FEW2 Maersk Cunene was cancelled and vessel omitted Fuzhou as per contingency plan.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
FOO FEW2 Maersk Cunene Omit Omit Omit FOO as per contingency pla


Xiamen : Terminal operations is normal now
 
At the same time, there’s another typhoon Damrey was centred about 290 km north-northeast of Shanghai, and it is moving in the general direction to the coast of Jiangsu/Shandong.

With typhoon Damrey is closer and closer to the coast, below ports are impacted with details below:
 
Busan / Kwangyang : Terminal operations is normal now
 
Ningbo : Typhoon signal no.2 was hoisted in 02/1530. Inbound pilot service is suspended while outbound pilot service is expected to be suspended in night time. Terminal operations now is still normal.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
NPO  FEW2  Safmarine Chilka  02/15:00 02/23:59  Alongside already

 
Shanghai YS : Inbound pilot service was suspended from 02/0630 and outbound pilot will be suspended at 02/1830.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
SGH AE20 Parsifal 02/07:00 02/18:30 All cargo finished without cut & run
SGH AC2 Cornelius Maersk TBA TBA Berthing arrangement cancelled
SGH AE6 Maersk Algol  TBA TBA Berthing arrangement cancelled

 
Shanghai WGQ : Terminal operations is normal, while pilot service is expected to be suspended around 02/1800.
 
Qingdao : Inbound pilot service was suspended from 02/1100 and started to clear the berth. All the ships alongside were ordered to sail out immediately.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
TST  AU1 Maersk Gairloch 01/19:24 02/14:30 All cargo finished without cut & run
TST  PH1 Maersk Warsaw 02/09:48 02/15:30 All cargo finished without cut & run
TST  TP5  Maersk Intrepid  02/11:00 02/13:30 Only 40 boxes were discharged/loaded
TST  AE9 Tirua TBA TBA Berthing arrangement cancelled

Latest update: 5:00 pm  Aug 2

At 14 pm local time, Typhoon Saola is crossing the northern part of Taiwan, and it is still moving in the general direction to the coast of Fujian/Zhejiang.

Ports are impacted as described below:

Taipei : Inbound pilot service was suspended since yesterday. No impact to ML.

Kaohsiung : Weather is improved and port was resumed at noon today. TP7 Maersk Drury was delayed due to rough sea condition with ETB/ETD tomorrow between 0700-1600.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
KAO TP7 Maersk Drury 03/07:00 03/16:00 Delayed due to rough sea condition

Fuzhou : Typhoon signal no.1 was hoisted this morning. Inbound & outbound pilot services have been suspended. Berthing arrangement for FEW2 Maersk Cunene was cancelled and vessel omitted Fuzhou as per contingency plan.

Port Service Vessel Name ETB ETD Remarks
FOO FEW2 Maersk Cunene Omit Omit Omit FOO as per contingency plan

Xiamen : Terminal operations is normal now

Latest update: 12:30  Aug 2


Typhoon Saola is now 60 km east of Hualien (Taiwan) and it is still moving in the general direction to the coast of Fujian/Zhejiang.
 
With typhoon Saola being closer and closer, terminal operations for different ports are impacted as described below:
 
Taipei : Inbound pilot service was suspended since yesterday. No impact to ML.
 
Kaohsiung : Port was closed from 4 o' clock this morning and all terminal activities were suspended. TP7 Maersk Drury was delayed due to rough sea condition and tentative ETB/ETD for her is tomorrow between 0700-1600. It's berthing has been prioritized once port resumed.
 
Fuzhou : Typhoon signal no.1 was hoisted in this morning. Inbound and outbound pilot services have been suspended. Berthing arrangement for FEW2 Maersk Cunene was cancelled and vessel omitted Fuzhou as per contingency plan.
 
Xiamen : Terminal operations are normal now
 
Ningbo : Typhoon signal no.3 was hoisted in yesterday while terminal operations are normal now.
 
Shanghai YS : Inbound pilot service was suspended from this morning. Outbound pilot is OK now but expected to be suspended around 6 pm today.
 
Shanghai WGQ : Pilot service is normal now while expected to be suspended around 18 pm today.
 
Qingdao : Terminal operations is normal now.

Latest update: 4:30 p.m. Aug 1


Typhoon Saola is now 180 km east/north-east of Taipei, which has the following impact on the operations of Maersk Line:
 
Taipei port: Inbound pilot service is suspended.
 
Fuzhou port:Inbound pilot service is suspended, but vessel operations are still normal. Berthing arrangement for FEW2 Maersk Cunene is cancelled and the vessel will omit Fuzhou as contingency.
 
Ningbo port: Operations are normal, but pre-caution measures are expected from tomorrow, August 2nd.
 
For Kaohsiung, Xiamen and Shanghai, the operations are not impacted.