by Manal Barakat, SeaNewsEditor

Tropical Storm Co-May made landfall on 31 July in East China, disrupting operations in Shanghai and Ningbo.

On Wednesday morning, the typhoon brought heavy rains and strong winds to eastern China, causing evacuations and significant disruptions in transportation across.

The National Meteorological Centre reported that Co-May had maximum sustained winds of 82.8 kilometres per hour. Authorities elevated their rainstorm warning to orange by noon and activated Level II emergency response protocols.

According to a report by CNC Line, the ports of Shanghai and Ningbo closed on 28 July due to the tropical storm, but operations will resume after the storm makes landfall and moves away, which is expected today, 31 July.

Seaexplorer shows that today's 7-day average waiting time for vessels at the port is 2.04 days at Shanghai and 1.66 days at Ningbo, attributed to berth and port congestion.

Shanghai Airport announced that around 30 per cent of flights would be affected, with approximately 640 flights expected to be cancelled.

China Railway Shanghai Group imposed speed restrictions on affected rail lines, and some trains were temporarily suspended.

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