Severe weather has led to multiple temporary port closures across China this November 2023.
📢The situation
- Due to the influence of a strong cold air mass, in the northern region of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there will be a north wind of 4-6 levels, with gusts reaching 7-9 levels, and locally reaching 10 levels.
- From the night of the 6th to the 7th November, there will be winds of 7-8 levels in the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and other sea areas, with maximum gusts reaching 9-11 levels.
👉 Click through our ‘Bad Weather Report’ which lists closures by port, and comes directly from our colleagues on the ground, Oceanfavor Group – the biggest non-state-owned agency in China.
The situation is constantly changing, for the latest information about your vessel, contact the MasOceans team.
YOUR VESSELS, OUR PORTS
Do you have vessels in China and need someone to help you navigate the current bad weather, resolving problems before they have even happened? Contact MasOceans SA and together with our local partners, Oceanfavor Group, your port calls will run smoothly in:
📍 Basuo, Beihai, Changshu Dalian, Dandong, Dongguan, Dongying, Fuzhou / Kemen, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Huanghua, Jiangyin, Jingtang / Caofeidian, Jinzhou, Lianyungang, Longkou, Maoming, Nanjing, Nantong/Rugao, Ningbo Ningde, Panjin, Penglai, Qingdao / Dongjiakou, Qinhuangdao, Qinzhou, Quanzhou / Meizhouwan, Rizhao, Shantou, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taicang, Taizho,Tianjin, Xiamen, Yangjiang, Yangpu, Yantai, Yingkou, Zhangjiagang, Zhanjiang, Zhapu, Zhenjiang, Zhoushan and Zhuhai.
➡️ Book a port call with Martaxelle Erussard
📞 +41 (0) 79 658 1504
📩 martaxelle@masoceans.com


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