Pipeline explosions due to an oil leak on Friday have affected operations at Huangdao oil terminal at the port, and resulted in 52 people dead and more than 100 injured, the local media reported.
A spokesman for Qingdao Port Group was quoted saying that port operations continue to operate smoothly. Qingdao port has the capacity to handle about 30m tonnes of oil a year and it was the fifth busiest container port in China.
The affected Huangdao oil terminal had stopped operations last Friday following the explosion and local authorities said oil had spilled into the port.
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