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Tianjin port blasts disrupt oil, chemical tanker traffic -sources

Published 2015-08-13, 04:38 a/m
© Reuters. Tianjin port blasts disrupt oil, chemical tanker traffic -sources
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SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The deadly explosions in the
northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin have disrupted chemical
and oil tankers going in and coming out of the port, trading and
shipping sources said on Thursday.
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where
toxic chemicals and gas were stored in Tianjin, killing at least
44 people and injuring hundreds, officials and state media said
on Thursday.
A crew member on board the 317,713 deadweight tonne very
large crude carrier Samco Europe confirmed they had been told to
stop discharging their crude oil cargo at about 0715 GMT.
"The port authority told the ship to stop because there is
still a risk of explosion due to the fire. They wanted all
activity stopped," said one of the officers on board the ship,
adding it was unclear when reloading could restart.
Another trading source was told by a port agent that
shipping had halted.
"Because of the explosions in the Tianjin port area, no
chemical and crude (oil) tankers are going in or out at the
moment," said the source.
Tianjin is the home port for some of China's strategic oil
reserves, which the government is currently filling up.
Reuters shipping data showed that there were currently more
than two dozen tankers, including oil and other petrochemical
products, in the Tianjin port region, either waiting to get in
or leave the harbour zone.

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