Amid holiday, duty calls at Dalian ports

Twenty kilometers away at Dayaowan port in Dalian Jinpu New Area, the Dalian container terminal was also bustling.

At the port, Tian Qirui and his seven colleagues from the station's fourth team conducted inspections, verified and released 19 inbound and outbound vessels on Jan 15.

Tian, deputy captain of the team, stated that during Spring Festival, they verified around 10 inbound and outbound vessels daily, slightly fewer than usual. "However, in cases of severe weather such as heavy fog, which prevents docking, we sometimes have more than 20 vessels waiting to dock, and we need to handle them without delay once conditions permit," he said.