It is reported that the container on a container ship operated by CNC Line, a subsidiary of Dafei, caught fire, and the box contained a second-hand bicycle. After the incident, the ship stopped urgently at Taichung port, Taiwan.
According to the Taichung Port Authority, at around 8 a.m. on August 1, they received a call for help from the container ship "Guangzhou Trader". The ship was located 6.4 nautical miles south of Taichung at that time.
Although the crew on the container ship had put out the fire on their own, due to concerns about rekindling, "Guangzhou Trader" entered Taichung Port at 12:30 noon on August 1, and docked at Pier 10 to unload the fired container.

"Guangzhou Trader" burned container; Source: Eddie Tang
Taichung Port Fire Department sent two fire trucks to the scene to spray water on the "Guangzhou Trader" wheel. One hour later, the burned container was unloaded. There are currently no reports of crew injuries.
Preliminary investigation shows that the cause of the fire of the container was that the electronic components in the second-hand bicycle were spontaneously ignited , but the specific cause of the fire still needs further investigation. After unloading the fired container, the container ship "Guangzhou Trader" continued to sail.
It is understood that the container ship "Guangzhou Trader" has a capacity of 1700TEU. It was built in 2016 to serve the JTX service of CNC Line (Japan-China Taiwan-Thailand).
According to Sohang.com's ship positioning website data , the container ship "Guangzhou Trader" is currently berthing, and the affiliation port is the Victoria Port of Hong Kong . The ship involves a number of ship departments in total: ANL, APL, CMA CGM, CNC, EVERGREEN, MAERSK, MCCh, SEAGO, YANG MING.

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