Super Typhoon "Bavi" Approaches: Taizhou Maritime Bureau Rapidly Unloads 160,000 Tons of Coal to Secure Energy "Lifeline"

On July 8, the center wind force of this year's No. 9 super typhoon "Bavi" has reached level 17 and is moving westward at a speed of 20–25 kilometers per hour, gradually approaching the eastern coast of Taiwan Island. Facing the aggressive super typhoon, the Taizhou Maritime Safety Administration activated a level III typhoon emergency response at 7 a.m. on July 8. While fully implementing measures for ships in the jurisdiction to take shelter and controlling passenger transport routes, they prioritized ensuring the smooth transportation of key materials. Before the port closure, they coordinated the unloading of 160,000 tons of coal at the jurisdiction's coal terminals to secure energy supply for the Taizhou region during the typhoon.

It is reported that the uncertainty of Typhoon "Bavi's" path has compressed the port operation window to hours. The Taizhou Maritime VTS Center has staff on duty 24 hours a day, continuously pushing updates on the typhoon's path and navigation instructions via VHF and SMS platforms. On-site law enforcement forces have been deployed to the front lines of the docks, implementing a "one ship, one policy" approach for coal bulk carriers at berth, prioritizing uninterrupted unloading operations. "Drones + patrol boats" conduct round-trip patrols in the waterways, guiding anchored ships to avoid the area in an orderly manner, creating a "green channel" for coal ships. From July 6 to 8, the Taizhou Power Plant, Yuhuan Huaneng Power Plant, and Taizhou Second Power Plant docks worked continuously to unload all 160,000 tons of coal into storage before the typhoon's impact. This ensures that power generation units can operate at full capacity for more than 10 days during the typhoon, providing a "double insurance" for residents' electricity needs during the peak summer and typhoon period.

"The uncertainty of this typhoon's impact is very high, and we must ensure that key materials are unloaded in place before the level II typhoon emergency response is activated," said a relevant person in charge of the Taizhou Maritime Safety Administration Command Center. During the typhoon, they will continue to focus on the transportation of key materials such as coal and refined oil, ensuring "unloading as soon as the ship arrives, and sheltering as soon as unloading is completed," to solidify the baseline for people's livelihoods before the typhoon arrives.