On the morning of March 6, a container fire accident occurred at SCT, Shekou Container Terminal, Shenzhen, which was suspected to be caused by concealment of dangerous goods...

 

On the afternoon of March 6, the Nanshan Maritime Safety Administration and Shekou Customs carried out a surprise unpacking inspection of dangerous goods in ship-borne containers. At the container terminal of Qianhai Free Trade Zone in Shenzhen, a container cargo was found to be suspicious, and it immediately reported the situation to Nanshan Maritime Safety Administration through the information communication mechanism.

 

The law enforcement officers responded quickly and arrived at the terminal inspection site within 15 minutes, and opened the container for inspection with the customs. After verification, the consignor of the container cargo was suspected of concealing the dangerous goods of categories 2 and 8 as ordinary cargo transportation. In the follow-up, the Nanshan Maritime Safety Administration will investigate and deal with the violation in accordance with the regulations.

 

On the evening of March 8, the official account of Guangzhou Nansha Port Co., Ltd. released the "Notice on Concealment of Dangerous Goods".

Once false declaration or concealment of dangerous goods is found, the business cooperation with relevant units will be terminated. And assume all responsibilities, losses and expenses arising therefrom. At the same time, it will be reported to relevant government departments for investigation and punishment.

 

Remember not to hide dangerous goods, be sure to declare truthfully! ! Concealment is likely to lead to serious accidents, face huge fines, serious cases will bear criminal responsibility, etc.!