EXPLOSION IN PORT archivos - T21 https://t21.us/tag/explosion-in-port/ The leading provider of news in the Transportation and Logistics Sector, including Air, Maritime, Land, and Railway, in Mexico and Latin America. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 01:42:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://t21.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-t21-favicon-200-32x32-1.png EXPLOSION IN PORT archivos - T21 https://t21.us/tag/explosion-in-port/ 32 32 China: Presence of Dangerous Goods Confirmed on Ship Whose Cargo Exploded https://t21.us/china-presence-of-dangerous-goods-confirmed-on-ship-whose-cargo-exploded/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 01:42:52 +0000 https://t21.us/?p=621243   Following the investigations initiated after the explosion of a container on board the YM Mobility ship, docked in the Port of Ningbo , the Ningbo Maritime Search and Rescue Center confirmed that the ship is loaded with a variety of dangerous goods, without go into greater detail about it. However, China Central Television (CCTV), citing preliminary findings by […]

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Following the investigations initiated after the explosion of a container on board the YM Mobility ship, docked in the Port of Ningbo , the Ningbo Maritime Search and Rescue Center confirmed that the ship is loaded with a variety of dangerous goods, without go into greater detail about it.

However, China Central Television (CCTV), citing preliminary findings by authorities, said the risky products included lithium batteries and tert-butyl peroxybenzoate , an organic compound that is flammable and explosive and should not be used. be stored in an environment above 30 °C.

It should be remembered that the Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation container ship , docked at the Beilun Terminal of the Chinese port area, experienced the explosion of a refrigerated cargo container located in the bow of the ship, which generated a fire that was managed to be controlled without causing greater damage.

No casualties or injuries were reported after the explosion, which took place around 1:40 p.m. (05:40 GMT), despite the explosion between containers sending cargo flying and generating shrapnel.

Despite the above, some offices located near the pier were affected by the shock waves of the detonation , according to the state newspaper Qilu Evening News.

“Our windows were damaged and the ceiling of our dining room collapsed a little,” an employee of a company located about 1 kilometer from the ship told Qilu Evening News.

The port in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province is operated by Ningbo Zhoushan Port .

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