Parts of Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing Container Terminals remain closed for clean-up operations after an oil spillage occurred on the night of 20 August, reports Container News.
The spillage of bunkers happened while a container ship was fuelled at terminals 6 and 7. The marine fuel was supplied by a barge operated by local bunker supplier.
Bunkering operation causes oil spill
Hong Kong’s Marine Department said that it was alerted to the oil spillage around 2200hrs local time on 20 August, and immediately executed spillage response measures. The oil slick is understood to have spread to waters around Kwai Tsing’s terminal 4 and the Tsing Yi and Stonecutters districts in Hong Kong.
The container vessel remains anchored at the incident spot. Company representatives declined to comment when contacted by Container News, citing ongoing investigations into the spillage. Barge operators told Container News that the cleanup could take at least a month.
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Source: Container News
