Pilot services suspended in China
❗Suspension of pilot services in China. The extremely cold weather is hitting northern China ports hard, including CJK port.
One of the benefits of working with local agents means we can bring you the latest information from the ground. Today, (29/11/2022), this comes directly from China, and our agent OceanFavor, the largest non-state-owned agent in China, who have given us the status on individual port pilot service suspensions.
⛔ BAYUQUAN: channel was closed from 0900lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ CAOFEIDIAN: channel was closed from 2130lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ CJK pilot service was suspended from 0120lt 29th Nov due to strong wind and expected to resume on 01st Dec.
⛔ DALIAN: channel was closed from 0200lt 29th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ HUANGHUA: channel was closed from 2130lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ JINGTANG: channel was closed from 2330lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ JINZHOU: channel was closed from 0020lt 29th Nov due to strong wind and resumed at 0810lt 29th Nov.
⛔ LIANYUNGANG: pilot service was suspended from 2300lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ LONGKOU: pilot service was suspended from 1700lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to resume on 30th Nov.
⛔ NINGBO: pilot service will be suspended from late pm 29th Nov and expected to resume o/a 01st Dec.
⛔ QINGDAO Dongjiakou: channel was closed from 1910lt 28th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ TIANJIN: channel was closed from 0340lt 29th Nov due to strong wind and expected to reopen o/a 30th Nov.
⛔ ZHOUSHAN: pilot service will be suspended from late pm 29th Nov and expected to resume o/a 01st Dec.
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