Typhoon Saudel closes Ningbo and Shanghai container terminals

Started

2026-08-26 (26 August 2026)

Ended

2026-08-28 (28 August 2026)

Status

ended

Type

Weather stoppage

Severity

3 Significant

Scope

regional

Chokepoints

None

Ports

Ningbo, Shanghai, Shanghai (Yangshan)

Lanes

None

Countries

China

Confidence

medium: Closure and reopening times come from a carrier advisory and forwarder notices that agree with each other and with our port call series, but no statement from a port authority was retrieved.

First reported

2026-08-27 (27 August 2026)

• Severity basis: Measured effects at two ports; the portwatch-port-calls series records 0 to 3 calls at Ningbo on 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-27 and 1 call at Shanghai on 2026-08-27, against daily means of about 49 and 88 in the preceding weeks.

1. 2026-08-26Ningbo suspends empty container operations at 16:00 and all container terminal operations by the evening, at its highest typhoon response level. [s1] [s2]
2. 2026-08-27Shanghai's Yangshan halts operations at 06:00 and Waigaoqiao suspends empty container work; Ningbo yards and warehouses also close. [s1]
3. 2026-08-28Saudel makes landfall in southern Zhejiang around midday; Waigaoqiao reopens at 12:00, Yangshan at 14:00 and Ningbo terminals at 15:00. [s1]

No corrections to this record as of 2026-09-20 (20 September 2026).

1. [s1] Kuehne+Nagel, Typhoon Saudel makes landfall; East China ports reopen as storm weakens, published 2026-08-28 (28 August 2026), accessed 2026-09-20. Archived copy. (press)
2. [s2] Vantage Logistics, Typhoon Saudel approaches East China, Ningbo port suspends operations, published 2026-08-28 (28 August 2026), accessed 2026-09-20. Archived copy. (press)
3. [s3] APL Logistics, Customer Advisory, Typhoon Saudel Disrupting Ningbo Port Operations Amid Severe North Asia Congestion, published 2026-08-27 (27 August 2026), accessed 2026-09-20. Archived copy. (press)

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APA

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BibTeX

@misc{wfm_typhoon_saudel_ningbo_shanghai_2026,
  author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
  title = {Typhoon Saudel closes Ningbo and Shanghai container terminals},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last updated 2026-09-20},
  url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2026/typhoon-saudel-ningbo-shanghai-2026/}
}