Typhoon Dolphin backlogs keep Shanghai and Ningbo unstable as carriers omit port calls

Summary

Kuehne+Nagel's 12-18 August update shows Typhoon Dolphin still driving vessel backlogs and yard pressure at Shanghai and Ningbo, with carriers omitting selected calls and raising rollover risk. Seven-day average waits were about 19.0 days at Conakry, 16.1 at Beira and 6.8 at Tema, while Singapore held near 1.6 days and Busan's BNCT laden yard ran above 100%. Exporters should build in extra transit days end-to-end.