Typhoon Yagi halts container handling at Hong Kong and Shenzhen terminals
Typhoon Yagi halts container handling at Hong Kong and Shenzhen terminals. The disruption ran from 2024-09-04 (4 September 2024) to 2024-09-06 (6 September 2024), 3 days, affecting Hong Kong, Yantian, Shekou. The measured effect for this event has not been computed yet.
Key facts
- Started
- 2024-09-04 (4 September 2024)
- Ended
- 2024-09-06 (6 September 2024)
- Status
- ended
- Type
- Weather stoppage
- Severity
- 2 Moderate
- Scope
- regional
- Chokepoints
- None
- Lanes
- None
- Confidence
- medium: The signal times come from the Hong Kong government. The terminal suspension times rest on a forwarder bulletin and a trade report quoting terminal notices, and no source gives the reopening times.
- First reported
- 2024-09-05 (5 September 2024)
- Severity basis: Hong Kong terminals stopped deliveries at 12:00 on 2024-09-05 and the No. 8 signal stayed up until 12:40 on 2024-09-06, with Yantian pick-up suspensions from 03:00 on 2024-09-05, which falls in the band of 24 hours to 7 days at port level.
What happened
Super Typhoon Yagi stopped container handling at terminals in Hong Kong and Shenzhen between 2024-09-04 (4 September 2024) and 2024-09-06 (6 September 2024). Shekou and Hong Kong stopped releasing empty containers at 23:00 on 2024-09-04, and Yantian did the same at 03:00 on 2024-09-05. Hong Kong's main container terminals stopped all deliveries at noon that day. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No. 8 signal at 18:20 on 2024-09-05 and replaced it with the No. 3 signal at 12:40 on 2024-09-06 as the storm moved away. Yantian stopped laden pick-up and delivery at 23:00 on 2024-09-05. The sources reviewed give no time at which the terminals reopened.
Measured effect
Port calls, Hong Kong
Not yet computed. The effect engine (wfm-effect-1.2) will compare 2024-09-04 to 2024-09-06 with a 56 day baseline ending 8 days before the start, once the series for this window is loaded.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | 44 |
| 2024-06-27 | 31 |
| 2024-06-28 | 42 |
| 2024-06-29 | 40 |
| 2024-06-30 | 32 |
| 2024-07-01 | 44 |
| 2024-07-02 | 36 |
| 2024-07-03 | 33 |
| 2024-07-04 | 28 |
| 2024-07-05 | 44 |
| 2024-07-06 | 49 |
| 2024-07-07 | 29 |
| 2024-07-08 | 48 |
| 2024-07-09 | 36 |
| 2024-07-10 | 55 |
| 2024-07-11 | 33 |
| 2024-07-12 | 33 |
| 2024-07-13 | 35 |
| 2024-07-14 | 49 |
| 2024-07-15 | 48 |
| 2024-07-16 | 42 |
| 2024-07-17 | 40 |
| 2024-07-18 | 42 |
| 2024-07-19 | 33 |
| 2024-07-20 | 32 |
| 2024-07-21 | 31 |
| 2024-07-22 | 43 |
| 2024-07-23 | 40 |
| 2024-07-24 | 47 |
| 2024-07-25 | 31 |
| 2024-07-26 | 18 |
| 2024-07-27 | 22 |
| 2024-07-28 | 41 |
| 2024-07-29 | 56 |
| 2024-07-30 | 49 |
| 2024-07-31 | 47 |
| 2024-08-01 | 35 |
| 2024-08-02 | 39 |
| 2024-08-03 | 36 |
| 2024-08-04 | 43 |
| 2024-08-05 | 38 |
| 2024-08-06 | 46 |
| 2024-08-07 | 36 |
| 2024-08-08 | 26 |
| 2024-08-09 | 45 |
| 2024-08-10 | 40 |
| 2024-08-11 | 37 |
| 2024-08-12 | 45 |
| 2024-08-13 | 34 |
| 2024-08-14 | 51 |
| 2024-08-15 | 36 |
| 2024-08-16 | 32 |
| 2024-08-17 | 44 |
| 2024-08-18 | 26 |
| 2024-08-19 | 43 |
| 2024-08-20 | 40 |
| 2024-08-21 | 47 |
| 2024-08-22 | 34 |
| 2024-08-23 | 40 |
| 2024-08-24 | 40 |
| 2024-08-25 | 32 |
| 2024-08-26 | 49 |
| 2024-08-27 | 34 |
| 2024-08-28 | 41 |
| 2024-08-29 | 42 |
| 2024-08-30 | 31 |
| 2024-08-31 | 32 |
| 2024-09-01 | 37 |
| 2024-09-02 | 42 |
| 2024-09-03 | 35 |
| 2024-09-04 | 27 |
| 2024-09-05 | 4 |
| 2024-09-06 | 23 |
| 2024-09-07 | 56 |
| 2024-09-08 | 32 |
| 2024-09-09 | 50 |
| 2024-09-10 | 41 |
| 2024-09-11 | 52 |
| 2024-09-12 | 50 |
| 2024-09-13 | 44 |
| 2024-09-14 | 41 |
| 2024-09-15 | 39 |
| 2024-09-16 | 45 |
| 2024-09-17 | 36 |
| 2024-09-18 | 37 |
| 2024-09-19 | 30 |
| 2024-09-20 | 33 |
| 2024-09-21 | 26 |
| 2024-09-22 | 22 |
| 2024-09-23 | 47 |
| 2024-09-24 | 46 |
| 2024-09-25 | 39 |
| 2024-09-26 | 44 |
| 2024-09-27 | 38 |
| 2024-09-28 | 40 |
| 2024-09-29 | 41 |
| 2024-09-30 | 55 |
| 2024-10-01 | 43 |
| 2024-10-02 | 32 |
| 2024-10-03 | 25 |
| 2024-10-04 | 30 |
| 2024-10-05 | 49 |
| 2024-10-06 | 51 |
| 2024-10-07 | 63 |
| 2024-10-08 | 43 |
| 2024-10-09 | 46 |
| 2024-10-10 | 36 |
| 2024-10-11 | 45 |
| 2024-10-12 | 45 |
| 2024-10-13 | 35 |
| 2024-10-14 | 42 |
| 2024-10-15 | 51 |
| 2024-10-16 | 46 |
| 2024-10-17 | 37 |
| 2024-10-18 | 51 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Container ship port calls, Yantian
Not yet computed. The effect engine (wfm-effect-1.2) will compare 2024-09-04 to 2024-09-06 with a 56 day baseline ending 8 days before the start, once the series for this window is loaded.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | 5 |
| 2024-06-27 | 6 |
| 2024-06-28 | 9 |
| 2024-06-29 | 7 |
| 2024-06-30 | 10 |
| 2024-07-01 | 9 |
| 2024-07-02 | 6 |
| 2024-07-03 | 4 |
| 2024-07-04 | 5 |
| 2024-07-05 | 8 |
| 2024-07-06 | 8 |
| 2024-07-07 | 7 |
| 2024-07-08 | 2 |
| 2024-07-09 | 7 |
| 2024-07-10 | 7 |
| 2024-07-11 | 9 |
| 2024-07-12 | 10 |
| 2024-07-13 | 9 |
| 2024-07-14 | 6 |
| 2024-07-15 | 8 |
| 2024-07-16 | 11 |
| 2024-07-17 | 10 |
| 2024-07-18 | 6 |
| 2024-07-19 | 7 |
| 2024-07-20 | 5 |
| 2024-07-21 | 5 |
| 2024-07-22 | 9 |
| 2024-07-23 | 8 |
| 2024-07-24 | 5 |
| 2024-07-25 | 9 |
| 2024-07-26 | 3 |
| 2024-07-27 | 5 |
| 2024-07-28 | 3 |
| 2024-07-29 | 14 |
| 2024-07-30 | 8 |
| 2024-07-31 | 4 |
| 2024-08-01 | 9 |
| 2024-08-02 | 7 |
| 2024-08-03 | 9 |
| 2024-08-04 | 7 |
| 2024-08-05 | 15 |
| 2024-08-06 | 9 |
| 2024-08-07 | 8 |
| 2024-08-08 | 8 |
| 2024-08-09 | 4 |
| 2024-08-10 | 8 |
| 2024-08-11 | 7 |
| 2024-08-12 | 11 |
| 2024-08-13 | 7 |
| 2024-08-14 | 4 |
| 2024-08-15 | 8 |
| 2024-08-16 | 4 |
| 2024-08-17 | 11 |
| 2024-08-18 | 4 |
| 2024-08-19 | 7 |
| 2024-08-20 | 3 |
| 2024-08-21 | 7 |
| 2024-08-22 | 6 |
| 2024-08-23 | 11 |
| 2024-08-24 | 6 |
| 2024-08-25 | 5 |
| 2024-08-26 | 5 |
| 2024-08-27 | 7 |
| 2024-08-28 | 10 |
| 2024-08-29 | 5 |
| 2024-08-30 | 4 |
| 2024-08-31 | 5 |
| 2024-09-01 | 5 |
| 2024-09-02 | 9 |
| 2024-09-03 | 8 |
| 2024-09-04 | 8 |
| 2024-09-05 | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0 |
| 2024-09-07 | 3 |
| 2024-09-08 | 8 |
| 2024-09-09 | 9 |
| 2024-09-10 | 11 |
| 2024-09-11 | 11 |
| 2024-09-12 | 5 |
| 2024-09-13 | 5 |
| 2024-09-14 | 2 |
| 2024-09-15 | 10 |
| 2024-09-16 | 6 |
| 2024-09-17 | 8 |
| 2024-09-18 | 2 |
| 2024-09-19 | 3 |
| 2024-09-20 | 7 |
| 2024-09-21 | 9 |
| 2024-09-22 | 5 |
| 2024-09-23 | 7 |
| 2024-09-24 | 6 |
| 2024-09-25 | 15 |
| 2024-09-26 | 9 |
| 2024-09-27 | 13 |
| 2024-09-28 | 13 |
| 2024-09-29 | 7 |
| 2024-09-30 | 13 |
| 2024-10-01 | 11 |
| 2024-10-02 | 5 |
| 2024-10-03 | 9 |
| 2024-10-04 | 9 |
| 2024-10-05 | 9 |
| 2024-10-06 | 12 |
| 2024-10-07 | 13 |
| 2024-10-08 | 9 |
| 2024-10-09 | 11 |
| 2024-10-10 | 6 |
| 2024-10-11 | 12 |
| 2024-10-12 | 11 |
| 2024-10-13 | 7 |
| 2024-10-14 | 10 |
| 2024-10-15 | 11 |
| 2024-10-16 | 13 |
| 2024-10-17 | 9 |
| 2024-10-18 | 8 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Container ship port calls, Shekou
Not yet computed. The effect engine (wfm-effect-1.2) will compare 2024-09-04 to 2024-09-06 with a 56 day baseline ending 8 days before the start, once the series for this window is loaded.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | 8 |
| 2024-06-27 | 8 |
| 2024-06-28 | 6 |
| 2024-06-29 | 8 |
| 2024-06-30 | 9 |
| 2024-07-01 | 9 |
| 2024-07-02 | 7 |
| 2024-07-03 | 7 |
| 2024-07-04 | 10 |
| 2024-07-05 | 9 |
| 2024-07-06 | 6 |
| 2024-07-07 | 5 |
| 2024-07-08 | 11 |
| 2024-07-09 | 9 |
| 2024-07-10 | 12 |
| 2024-07-11 | 5 |
| 2024-07-12 | 6 |
| 2024-07-13 | 3 |
| 2024-07-14 | 6 |
| 2024-07-15 | 9 |
| 2024-07-16 | 10 |
| 2024-07-17 | 10 |
| 2024-07-18 | 10 |
| 2024-07-19 | 8 |
| 2024-07-20 | 7 |
| 2024-07-21 | 9 |
| 2024-07-22 | 12 |
| 2024-07-23 | 5 |
| 2024-07-24 | 10 |
| 2024-07-25 | 5 |
| 2024-07-26 | 4 |
| 2024-07-27 | 3 |
| 2024-07-28 | 8 |
| 2024-07-29 | 12 |
| 2024-07-30 | 9 |
| 2024-07-31 | 6 |
| 2024-08-01 | 7 |
| 2024-08-02 | 4 |
| 2024-08-03 | 5 |
| 2024-08-04 | 5 |
| 2024-08-05 | 11 |
| 2024-08-06 | 5 |
| 2024-08-07 | 7 |
| 2024-08-08 | 6 |
| 2024-08-09 | 7 |
| 2024-08-10 | 5 |
| 2024-08-11 | 8 |
| 2024-08-12 | 3 |
| 2024-08-13 | 9 |
| 2024-08-14 | 1 |
| 2024-08-15 | 3 |
| 2024-08-16 | 10 |
| 2024-08-17 | 5 |
| 2024-08-18 | 6 |
| 2024-08-19 | 4 |
| 2024-08-20 | 9 |
| 2024-08-21 | 8 |
| 2024-08-22 | 4 |
| 2024-08-23 | 6 |
| 2024-08-24 | 4 |
| 2024-08-25 | 7 |
| 2024-08-26 | 3 |
| 2024-08-27 | 2 |
| 2024-08-28 | 7 |
| 2024-08-29 | 5 |
| 2024-08-30 | 6 |
| 2024-08-31 | 5 |
| 2024-09-01 | 4 |
| 2024-09-02 | 7 |
| 2024-09-03 | 5 |
| 2024-09-04 | 2 |
| 2024-09-05 | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | 1 |
| 2024-09-07 | 6 |
| 2024-09-08 | 4 |
| 2024-09-09 | 7 |
| 2024-09-10 | 5 |
| 2024-09-11 | 6 |
| 2024-09-12 | 7 |
| 2024-09-13 | 6 |
| 2024-09-14 | 6 |
| 2024-09-15 | 8 |
| 2024-09-16 | 4 |
| 2024-09-17 | 7 |
| 2024-09-18 | 8 |
| 2024-09-19 | 5 |
| 2024-09-20 | 3 |
| 2024-09-21 | 2 |
| 2024-09-22 | 3 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2 |
| 2024-09-24 | 7 |
| 2024-09-25 | 10 |
| 2024-09-26 | 10 |
| 2024-09-27 | 11 |
| 2024-09-28 | 6 |
| 2024-09-29 | 10 |
| 2024-09-30 | 8 |
| 2024-10-01 | 8 |
| 2024-10-02 | 10 |
| 2024-10-03 | 3 |
| 2024-10-04 | 6 |
| 2024-10-05 | 10 |
| 2024-10-06 | 15 |
| 2024-10-07 | 11 |
| 2024-10-08 | 10 |
| 2024-10-09 | 10 |
| 2024-10-10 | 11 |
| 2024-10-11 | 13 |
| 2024-10-12 | 7 |
| 2024-10-13 | 8 |
| 2024-10-14 | 8 |
| 2024-10-15 | 9 |
| 2024-10-16 | 7 |
| 2024-10-17 | 6 |
| 2024-10-18 | 13 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Replay
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-10-21 (21 October 2026).
| Date | calls per day |
|---|---|
| 2024-07-06 | 49 |
| 2024-07-07 | 29 |
| 2024-07-08 | 48 |
| 2024-07-09 | 36 |
| 2024-07-10 | 55 |
| 2024-07-11 | 33 |
| 2024-07-12 | 33 |
| 2024-07-13 | 35 |
| 2024-07-14 | 49 |
| 2024-07-15 | 48 |
| 2024-07-16 | 42 |
| 2024-07-17 | 40 |
| 2024-07-18 | 42 |
| 2024-07-19 | 33 |
| 2024-07-20 | 32 |
| 2024-07-21 | 31 |
| 2024-07-22 | 43 |
| 2024-07-23 | 40 |
| 2024-07-24 | 47 |
| 2024-07-25 | 31 |
| 2024-07-26 | 18 |
| 2024-07-27 | 22 |
| 2024-07-28 | 41 |
| 2024-07-29 | 56 |
| 2024-07-30 | 49 |
| 2024-07-31 | 47 |
| 2024-08-01 | 35 |
| 2024-08-02 | 39 |
| 2024-08-03 | 36 |
| 2024-08-04 | 43 |
| 2024-08-05 | 38 |
| 2024-08-06 | 46 |
| 2024-08-07 | 36 |
| 2024-08-08 | 26 |
| 2024-08-09 | 45 |
| 2024-08-10 | 40 |
| 2024-08-11 | 37 |
| 2024-08-12 | 45 |
| 2024-08-13 | 34 |
| 2024-08-14 | 51 |
| 2024-08-15 | 36 |
| 2024-08-16 | 32 |
| 2024-08-17 | 44 |
| 2024-08-18 | 26 |
| 2024-08-19 | 43 |
| 2024-08-20 | 40 |
| 2024-08-21 | 47 |
| 2024-08-22 | 34 |
| 2024-08-23 | 40 |
| 2024-08-24 | 40 |
| 2024-08-25 | 32 |
| 2024-08-26 | 49 |
| 2024-08-27 | 34 |
| 2024-08-28 | 41 |
| 2024-08-29 | 42 |
| 2024-08-30 | 31 |
| 2024-08-31 | 32 |
| 2024-09-01 | 37 |
| 2024-09-02 | 42 |
| 2024-09-03 | 35 |
| 2024-09-04 | 27 |
| 2024-09-05 | 4 |
| 2024-09-06 | 23 |
| 2024-09-07 | 56 |
| 2024-09-08 | 32 |
| 2024-09-09 | 50 |
| 2024-09-10 | 41 |
| 2024-09-11 | 52 |
| 2024-09-12 | 50 |
| 2024-09-13 | 44 |
| 2024-09-14 | 41 |
| 2024-09-15 | 39 |
| 2024-09-16 | 45 |
| 2024-09-17 | 36 |
| 2024-09-18 | 37 |
| 2024-09-19 | 30 |
| 2024-09-20 | 33 |
| 2024-09-21 | 26 |
| 2024-09-22 | 22 |
| 2024-09-23 | 47 |
| 2024-09-24 | 46 |
| 2024-09-25 | 39 |
| 2024-09-26 | 44 |
| 2024-09-27 | 38 |
| 2024-09-28 | 40 |
| 2024-09-29 | 41 |
| 2024-09-30 | 55 |
| 2024-10-01 | 43 |
| 2024-10-02 | 32 |
| 2024-10-03 | 25 |
| 2024-10-04 | 30 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Timeline
- Shekou Container Terminal suspends empty and laden pick-up and laden delivery at 23:00, and Hong Kong suspends empty container pick-up at 23:00. [s2]
- Yantian stops empty container handling at 03:00. Hong Kong Container Terminals 4, 6 and 7, COSCO-HIT and Asia Container Terminals stop all deliveries at 12:00. The Observatory issues the No. 8 signal at 18:20, and Yantian suspends laden pick-up and delivery at 23:00. [s1] [s2] [s3]
- The Observatory replaces the No. 8 signal with the No. 3 signal at 12:40 as Yagi moves away from Hong Kong. [s1]
Cause
Resolution
2024-09-06 (6 September 2024): The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the storm signal from No. 8 to No. 3 at 12:40 on 2024-09-06; the sources reviewed do not say when each terminal resumed handling. [s1]
Corrections
No corrections to this record as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026).
Sources
- [s1] news.gov.hk (Information Services Department, Hong Kong), Typhoon Yagi departs, published 2024-09-06 (6 September 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (official)
- [s2] Kuehne+Nagel (myKN), Update: Typhoon Yagi suspends port activities in Vietnam, China and Hong Kong, published 2024-09-06 (6 September 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (press)
- [s3] Container News, Super Typhoon Yagi forces suspension of container handling operations in Hong Kong, published 2024-09-05 (5 September 2024), accessed 2026-10-28. Archived copy. (press)
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World Freight Monitor. "Typhoon Yagi halts container handling at Hong Kong and Shenzhen terminals." Last updated 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026). https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/typhoon-yagi-hong-kong-shenzhen-2024/
APA
World Freight Monitor. (2026). Typhoon Yagi halts container handling at Hong Kong and Shenzhen terminals. World Freight Monitor. https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/typhoon-yagi-hong-kong-shenzhen-2024/
BibTeX
@misc{wfm_typhoon_yagi_hong_kong_shenzhen_2024,
author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
title = {Typhoon Yagi halts container handling at Hong Kong and Shenzhen terminals},
year = {2026},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-29},
url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2024/typhoon-yagi-hong-kong-shenzhen-2024/}
}