By Alison Koo 11 August 2026Typhoon Dolphin, which made landfall around Ningbo yesterday, has added to congestion around East Asian ports, with 2.4m teu of containerships now waiting around ports in China. Vessel delays are expected to be protracted, with Ningbo and Shanghai the worst affected ports, their terminal operations brought to a standstill last Friday and Saturday. Forwarder CH Robinson advised customers that ports across East China were also implementing contingency measures. UK forwarder Beckchoice said Shanghai and Ningbo had experienced continued disruption, but port operations were gradually beginning to recover. The congestion is also increasing the risk of vessel omissions, rolled cargo, and containers being bumped from scheduled sailings.