China’s Ningbo port reports explosion on container ship, state news agency says

BEIJING — One of China’s highest-traffic ports, Ningbo-Zhoushan, reported an explosion on board a container ship on Friday afternoon, according to state news agency Xinhua.

No casualties or injuries were announced to date.

According to the report, the explosion took place on the bow of the Liberia-flagged container tanker YM Mobility, owned by Taiwanese Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, and led to flames and heavy smoke.

Yang Ming lists the YM Mobility as part of its fleet of vessels on its website. CNBC has reached out to the Taiwanese company for comment.

The ship had arrived in Ningbo after last calling at Shanghai, according to MarineTraffic tracking data.

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