Chemical tanker in propylene leak scare at Hainan’s Basuo Port

There were no casualties from the incident, and local authorities started a contingency plan and contained the leakage at the port. The environment department has also been monitoring the air condition within a 3km radius around the port for the past 24 hours.

Tong Zhou 6 is operated by Ningbo Litian Shipping, which mainly operates oil and chemical tankers in the domestic market.

Basuo Port has two hazardous cargo terminals with two berths, one each for 5,000-ton and 10,000-ton class vessels.