Typhoon 'Mangkhut' interrupted the regular operation of two docks in the port of Hong Kong. The local meteorological station states that most docks in the Hong Kong and Shenzhen ports closed before the typhoon landed, but have recently resumed regular operations. Zeng Jie, spokesperson for Shenzhen Ouheng, told a reporter from Fresh Plaza that "all docks have resumed regular operations, but since there is a backlog of ships waiting to be unloaded, the tempo is slower than usual. Furthermore, there are many empty containers since we are unable to help everyone in time. This leads to additional fees for shipping companies."
"Many ships from Southeast Asia temporarily were halted on September 14th and were unable to dock in Chinese ports. Some decided to skip their initial ports and went straight to such ports as Shanghai, Xiamen, Jilong, and Fushan to save time and expense. Afterwards, they stopped at Hong Kong and Shenzhen on the way back to Southeast Asia to offload the containers destined for Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Many of our products are stuck on ships that have not yet returned as shipping companies changed the order of their itinerary. We will have to wait a bit longer." When asked whether the ships that docked in Hong Kong suffered losses, Zeng Jie answered as follows: "This is not certain, some products will become more expensive because of the delay, others will have missed the peak retail period." Zeng Jie Shenzhen Ouheng