Typhoon Mangkhut was the strongest to hit Hong Kong since records began in 1946, likely exceeding the expectations of container-lines such as CMA-CGM who had already warned about the impact of a particularly heavy storm season. It comes as Hong Kong’s container handling has already been in decline with a 4% drop in August on a year earlier – notable given last August included the stronger-than-average Typhoon Hato. The August slippage comes as part of a longer-term decline in port activity. The widening U.S.-China trade war may also be a future problem given shipments of mainland prod...