China has sent officials to inspect coal inventories and crack down on illicit hoarding at ports, following a surge of physical coal prices and tight supplies in the market ahead of the peak consumption season.
China bunkering to hit rough patch on stricter COVID-19 checks at ports
Many ports in China have recently implemented a slew of additional restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus as cases in a few Asian countries spike, creating an element of uncertainty and sparking fears of bunkering delays for maritime participants, industry sources said.
The stricter restrictions could mean that some ships will likely decide to bunker elsewhere in ports such as Singapore, leading to a potential drop in bunker sales at some Chinese ports, they said. It is also likely to upset shipping schedules with owners forced to face congestion delays at some ports while also grappling with the complications of dealing with crew changes.
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TIANJIN, May 30 (Xinhua) Under the scorching sun, a dockside crane in Tianjin Port lifted a container out of a vessel before the container was locked onto a tow truck and carried away.
Under the scorching sun, a dockside crane in Tianjin Port lifted a container out of a vessel before the container was locked onto a tow truck and carried away. The entire process was going on in a manless operation zone at the port in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, which aims to become a smart, green .