Bunkering suspended in Hong Kong at the approach of tropical storm Fengshen

Bunker operations were suspended in Hong Kong on Tuesday at the approach of tropical storm Fengshen. Traders said the Hong Kong Observatory raised the strong wind signal to Number Three during the afternoon, triggering the suspension of deliveries. “Bunkering activities may resume tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon,” one of the traders said. Tropical storm Fengshen has been downgraded from typhoon strength. It was estimated to be about 170 kilometers south-southeast of Hong Kong late on Tuesday and was forecast to move north or north-northwest in the direction of the Pearl River Estuary.

Reports from China on Tuesday said the country's south-eastern coastal provinces were braced for the for the arrival of the storm, which was expected to make a landfall in Fujian and Guangdong on Wednesday.

The Fujian provincial meteorological observatory issued a warning late Tuesday saying strong winds would hit the southern coastal area and the Taiwan Straits in the following 24 hours. It warned vessels to return to harbor.

Guangdong's flood control headquarters put its typhoon emergency response plan into action late on Monday. It ordered ships to return to harbor and the evacuation of people in low-lying coastal areas.

Source: www.portworld.com