Yantian Port

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Today we were scheduled to visit the Yantian Port at Shenzhen where an average of a half dozen containers filled with iRobot product are loaded on cargo vessels each day for shipment around the world. Typhoon Kalmaegi, however, had other plans for us. Although it did not directly hit Hong Kong, it passed close enough to trigger a T8 warning (gale force winds in excess of 100 mph).  The port was closed, all ships were sent out to sea, and most companies ask their employees to remain at home.  As a result our visit was cancelled and our transportation to Hong Kong was delayed by several hours. When we did reach the city, I capture a very rare photo of the port without a single ship in it.  The remainder of our day was spent in the Langham Hotel where we rode out the storm before a business dinner with management from our second largest contract manufacturer.