Imported pork leaving Shanghai for Wuhan
A container of frozen pork is loaded onto a truck at Shanghai Yangshan Port.
A total of 2,000 tons of frozen pork imported for Wuhan is being sent from Shanghai Yangshan Port.
Two of five batches, 590 tons in total, have left the port since February 10.
The central government decided to deliver 10,000 tons of frozen pork to Wuhan, the city hit hardest in the ongoing epidemic, including the amount to be delivered from Shanghai.
SIPG, the company in charge of delivery, said it takes 18 hours for the containers of pork to reach Wuhan.
The harbor and waterway police of Shanghai Public Security Bureau guarded the goods throughout loading, transfer and clearance at the customs.
Trucks taking frozen pork to Wuhan, the epidemic epicenter, leave Shanghai Yangshan Port.
Containers of frozen pork at Shanghai Yangshan Port ready to be loaded onto trucks.
