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Philippines addresses zinc shipment issue
The Star
|January 15, 2026
MORE than 20 containers of radioactive zinc stranded in Manila Bay for months have been brought ashore to a “safe place”, the country’s nuclear research director said yesterday.
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The 23 containers arrived in Manila aboard the MV Hansa Augsburg in late September after Indonesian authorities “rejected and reexported” them after discovering traces of radioactive Caesium-137.
Jakarta sent the shipment back as it clamped down on scrap iron and steel imports amid a scandal over alleged radioactive contamination of food products.
A source with knowledge of the situation said the containers were offloaded at Manila’s port at the weekend.
This story is from the January 15, 2026 edition of The Star.
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