Shanghai shipping hub faces another major storm as typhoon approaches

Calm before the storm: Fishing boats are moored together at the harbour in Keelung as Typhoon Muifa approaches Taiwan. Muifa is currently loca­ted east of Taiwan before it heads to Shanghai. — AFP

Asia’s largest container shipping hub may face another major storm as Typhoon Muifa bears down on Shanghai and nearby Ningbo.

The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects the typhoon’s path will hit the ports on China’s east coast tomorrow.