November 26, 2016
Singapore news agency tracing carrying armored ship found a cargo ship in Hong Kong before the stop is Xiamen, Fujian Haitian pier. Customs and Excise Department source told Interfax news agency confirmed that the cargo ships moored early in the Xiamen port, inland port has been found on board military goods, Customs and Excise Department after receiving a tip Mainland law enforcement agencies to take action, rather than routine inspections found of.
Customs and Excise Department source told Interfax news agency revealed that the freighter before yet reached Hong Kong, the mainland has notified law enforcement authorities, as on a ship carrying embargoed military items, but not approval. Customs vessel after arrival, according to a tip boarded the ship to investigate and inquiries related to military items.
Dock workers have pointed out to the news agency, customs action that day with a whole team of people on board the survey two or three officers than usual routine inspections when boarding significantly more, but after entering the marina to check to indicate the vessel, action targeted.
According to news agency reporters detained by tracing the number of containers, cargo days to confirm the batch of military items for the French shipping group CMA CGM’s APL QATAR 041.
CMA CGM website freighter schedules show, scheduled cargo ship APL QATAR 041 on November 21 from Kaohsiung departure on the same day arrived in Xiamen Haitian pier, leaving the next day, arrived in Hong Kong on June 23, is scheduled to arrive in Singapore on the 29th.
After the news agency to track cargo location through AIS Automatic Identification System, APL QATAR 041 found in at 18:24 on the 21st arrived in Xiamen, stay for 16 hours on the morning of 22 10:24 Xiamen sailed away from Hong Kong.
According to records of vessel arrivals in Hong Kong Marine Department, Singapore hanging flag APL QATAR 041 23 32 8 am arrived from Xiamen to Hong Kong Container Terminal No. 8; outward vessel records show, scheduled to ship at 15:00 on the 23rd left Hong Kong, but eventually ship on the 24th morning 5:37 before leaving, go to the port of Shenzhen Chiwan.
9 originally covered with blue and gray cloth armored vehicles, after customs preliminary examination and was put on a green tent package, along with three carrying arms and military containers, at 25 am transported to the Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Tuen Mun River Trade Customs dock inspection field.
When the Hong Kong Customs reply to news agency inquiries received notification stayed Mainland intercepted batch of military equipment that the department would not comment on enforcement actions.
Chinese Department of State spokesman Geng Shuang, 25, said positive verification of the relevant circumstances, refer to foreign persons and goods in and out of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall comply with the relevant laws, but also stressed that China firmly opposes Taiwan and countries having diplomatic relations, including military exchanges of official activities.
Singapore government issued a press release last night, in response to nine armored vehicles were detained for questioning when the event acknowledged the Customs and Excise, armored vehicles and related equipment in the case of Singapore Wuzhuangbudui overseas trained to use, and refers to the days during a routine inspection by Customs and Excise, make armored vehicles and equipment connected to shipping delays. Press release noted that “Singapore, Hong Kong customs authorities forward to provide assistance, it is desirable to be sent back as soon as the goods belong to Singapore Singapore .Terrex armored Wuzhuangbudui use regular overseas training, the practice followed in the past by way of return of business in Singapore.”
