Container explodes on Yang Ming box ship in Chinese port

This post was edited at 10am BST on 12 August to include comment from Yang Ming A container has exploded today onboard Yang Ming-owned YM Mobility, at a box terminal in the ...

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Container explodes on Yang Ming box ship in Chinese port

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Container explodes on Yang Ming box ship in Chinese port

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News / Agents not compliant with dangerous goods training rules will be struck-off, warns IATA

Ecommerce series / Ecommerce boom may be opening the doors for smugglers

News / Shippers beware: new rules on lithium ion battery air shipments coming

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News / Insurers want stronger regulations covering transport of lithium-ion batteries

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News / Explosion at Aqaba Port kills 14 after crane drops container of chlorine gas

News / Chittagong port gets tough, with new directives on DG after lethal fires

News / Port of Singapore stops accepting hydrogen peroxide following Chittagong blast

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News / More than 40 dead, hundreds injured in Chittagong container blast

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