An aerial view shows containers at Beilun Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 11, 2024.
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BEIJING – A container carrying dangerous goods exploded on a cargo ship in China’s busy Ningbo port on Friday, Taiwanese shipowner Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation told CNBC in a statement.
No casualties or injuries have been reported so far. The incident took place on the YM Mobility ship and led to a fire, which has been brought under control, the owner said. All people on board were safely evacuated.
The Under the Liberia flag According to MarineTraffic tracking data, the ship had arrived in Ningbo after last calling at Shanghai. State port operator Ningbo-Zhoushan said the ship had docked at the Beilun 2 container terminal, according to a post on Chinese social media.
The port operator and Yang Ming both said the cause of the incident was not yet clear.
Yang Ming added that the owner of the goods had indicated that they had been stored dry and cold, without electricity connected to them, according to a CNBC translation of the Chinese-language statement.
The incident did not immediately appear to significantly disrupt major shipping companies.
Ningbo-Zhoushan is China’s second largest traffic port, located in eastern Zhejiang Province of China. Shanghai is the busiest port in the world, followed by Singapore and then Ningbo-Zhoushan Lloyd’s List.
— CNBC’s Ruxandra Iordache contributed to this report.