March 21 – Xiangshui pesticide chemical factory explosion. A major explosion occurred where 617 people were injured and at least 78 were killed. Note this was not fireworks related.
March 22 – Liuyang CIQ stopped loading of Jiangxi product after tighter interpretation of the regulations due to the pesticide factory accident.
April 2 – Yueyang Customs issued a Notice of Correction, requesting Yueyang City Lingji Newport Co., Ltd. to construct a complete set of dangerous chemical inspection sites for fireworks and firecrackers in two months or lose the Dangerous Goods license.
April 8 – Jiangxi CIQ stopped loading of Liuyang product.
April 9 – Informal meeting held in Liuyang between industry members and China CIQ. Dominator in attendance. Optimism that problems would be resolved by April 14th.
April 14 – Unexpected WeChat from Mr. Ding of Huayang Logistics announcing Huayang’s decision to stop loading all containers to Shanghai Port. Four main reasons given:
1.) $200,000 per day cost associated with demurrage at Shanghai port caused by delays from China Customs.
2.) Shipping space utilization of only 30% for three weeks, feeder shipping companies are reluctant to reserve space for fireworks cabinet.
3.) Huayang directly bears the risk of an accident for any containers delayed in the port.
4.) Huayang fears the risk of customer claims if the shipments are delayed.
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April 15 – Remaining Dangerous Goods License holders in Shanghai Port join Huayang in refusing to load containers bound for Shanghai until a resolution can be worked out with China CIQ.
April 16 – Fireworks Exporters begin to change all bookings to Beihai Port. Beihai port capacity is very small. Only a small percentage of Shanghai capacity. There is not enough capacity to ship all fireworks containers. If no solution found, some importers will not be able to receive their goods.
April 21 – Liuyang Fireworks General Association letter to Liuyang government “Request for resolution”. The mayor of Liuyang will visit Changsha customs April 22 to coordinate a resolution.
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Notes:
2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
Yueyang Chenglingji New Port Co., Ltd.
Yueyang Chenglingji New Port is the only Yangtze River port in Hunan, the only national first-class port and an important transit port along the Yangtze River. It is located on the right bank side of Songyang Lake in Yueyang City and the Xianfeng Waterway in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, 3Km away from Sanjiangkou. The project will construct 3 universal berths for 3,000 tons of multi-purpose wharfs, and design annual container throughput of 300,000 TEU.
The total investment of the project is 633.57 million yuan. The project is managed and operated by China Communications Investment Co., Ltd. and Yueyang Chenglingji Port Co., Ltd. and Yueyang City Highway Infrastructure Corporation. The project was developed and constructed in BOO mode. Construction started on May 18, 2007. The construction period is 2 years. It was accepted and accepted on April 1, 2009. It was officially opened on June 8, 2009, and the operation period was 48 years.
April 14 – Huayang WeChat
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