An aerial photo is showing containers at Beilun Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, on April 11, 2024.
BEIJING — A hazardous goods container exploded Friday on a cargo ship in China's high-traffic Ningbo port, Taiwanese vessel owner Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. told CNBC in a statement.
State-owned port operator Ningbo-Zhoushan said the ship was 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.
Ningbo-Zhoushan is China's second-highest traffic port, located in eastern China's Zhejiang province.
Persons:
Yang, Zhoushan, Yang Ming, Ruxandra Iordache
Organizations:
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp, CNBC, YM, Shanghai
Locations:
Port, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, BEIJING, Liberia, Zhoushan, China's Zhejiang, Shanghai, Singapore