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Crane collapse at Jingjiang Port leaves worker dead

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangFebruary 4, 2016
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A crane collapsed during operations at Jingjiang Port’s Taihe terminal in Jiangsu yesterday.

The operator of the crane died after being sent to hospital. Two vessels berthing at the terminal were also suffered damaged.

Authorities have commenced investigations into the incident.

Jingjiang Port is a major river-to-ocean transit port on the Yangtze River, and the Taihe terminal mainly operates breakbulk cargo.

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangFebruary 4, 2016
10 Less than a minute
Photo of Jason Jiang

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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