by Manal Barakat, SeaNewsEditor

A fire on board a container vessel occurred at Ningbo Port on 24 November, briefly disrupting operations.

The fire broke out in the engine room of the M/V GSL Chloe (IMO 9506382), operated by ONE, as it was entering Beilun Port in Ningbo, China.

The crew quickly extinguished the fire, and five tugs assisted in moving the vessel to an inner harbour anchorage. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Despite the swift response, the incident led to suspended operations at the port, which resumed after extinguishing the fire.

The GSL Chloe, a 2546-TEU vessel built in 2012, measures 208.9 meters in length and 30 meters in width and has a gross tonnage of 26,374.

According to seaexplorer data, the vessel is currently docked at Ningbo.