The island’s busiest port of Kaohsiung, as well as the ports at Keelung and Taipei, were among the harbors closed Friday as the storm, packing winds of up to 120 mph, approached.
The change from a routing around southern Africa is part of the ongoing gradual return of Far East services using the shorter Suez route.
Demand by hyperscalers is driving the volume, particularly on the trans-Pacific, but general high-tech products and restocking ahead of November's online shopping promotions are also filling freighters.
