An aerial picture is exhibiting containers at Beilun Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, on April 11, 2024.
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photos
BEIJING — One in all China’s highest-traffic ports, Ningbo-Zhoushan, reported an explosion on board a container ship on Friday afternoon, in keeping with state information company Xinhua.
No casualties or accidents had been introduced so far.
In keeping with the report, the explosion came about on the bow of the Liberia-flagged container tanker YM Mobility, owned by Taiwanese Yang Ming Marine Transport Company, and led to flames and heavy smoke.
Yang Ming lists the YM Mobility as a part of its fleet of vessels on its web site. CNBC has reached out to the Taiwanese firm for remark.
The ship had arrived in Ningbo after final calling at Shanghai, in keeping with MarineTraffic monitoring knowledge.
This can be a breaking information story. Please test again for updates.