Crane damage caused by Japan’s devastating earthquake last week has shut some terminals in Tokyo, Hapag-Lloyd reported.

The German shipowner said, however, that its operations in the country have been “largely unaffected” by Friday’s huge earthquake which caused a tsunami to destroy large parts of Japan’s north-east.



“Some terminals in Tokyo currently are closed for inspection of terminal facilities and equipment. Port cranes had been damaged with repair works currently underway,” the Hamburg-based company said.



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