Bolaven Enters South China Sea Sep 27 – Beat the 8-Day National-Day Shutdown, Book Cargo Early with Sunny Worldwide Logistics

Beijing, 25 Sep 2025 – China’s National Meteorological Centre upgraded the tropical disturbance east of the Philippines to Typhoon Bolaven at 14:00 Tuesday, the 20th named storm of the year. Latest model runs show Bolaven tracking north-west at 18 km/h, entering the eastern South China Sea around 27 Sep and possibly reaching typhoon intensity (12–13 level) west of Luzon on 29 Sep. Although the exact recurve point is uncertain, both the European ECMWF and CMA agree the system will bring 8–10-level winds and 3–5 m waves to Guangdong and Hainan waters during the Golden Week peak-shipping window.

National-Day Holiday Impact
• 1–8 Oct nationwide holiday – factories close after 30 Sep night shift.
• Customs, banks and tax counters shut; export declarations must be filed by 30 Sep 17:00.
• Carriers traditionally blank 20–30 % of sailings to match reduced cargo output.
• Empty-container depots operate skeleton crews; reefer plug availability tightens.

Historical Pattern
Over the past five years an average of 2.3 typhoons have entered the South China Sea during October. Even a near-miss leads to 24–48 h berth suspensions once Signal 8 is hoisted, pushing laden containers into the next sailing window and raising spot rates by 8–12 %.

Sunny Worldwide Logistics Pre-Holiday Solutions

1. Secured 450 FEU on MSC Jaguar 43E, COSCO AEU5 44W and ZIM ZPS 43E sailing 29–30 Sep.

2. Extra-loader monitoring – daily update on carrier “phantom” sailings 1–3 Oct.

3. Reefer gensets reserved for frozen meat and bakery ingredients; PTI certificates issued within 4 h.

4. Cross-dock storage in Dongguan & Yiwu (7 days free) for cargo missing final cut-off.

5. Force-majeure & delay insurance at 0.15 % CIF value, covering typhoon-related rollovers.

6. 24/7 bilingual hotline for emergency re-booking and new BL issuance during holiday.

Recommended Action Timeline
• 27 Sep – Finalise bookings, confirm SOB date.
• 28 Sep – Deliver containers to port; obtain customs release.
• 29 Sep – Complete VGM, submit SI; last reefer cut-off 20:00.
• 30 Sep – Gate-in closure 15:00 for general cargo, 17:00 for declaration.
• 1–8 Oct – Track sailing updates; Sunnia duty officer available on chat.

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