News / Lines report large numbers of containers destroyed after Tianjin port explosion

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Shipping activities have resumed this morning in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin after being suspended following two devastating explosions last night that rocked the city.

Local news reports said the explosions originated from a shipment of “dangerous chemical goods” housed in a warehouse at a container terminal in the Binhai New Area of the port.

According to a notice from Tianjin Port Authority, which was passed on to The Loadstar, work was halted at the port by 01:00 this morning due ...