All Japanese ports shut after huge quake

All Japanese ports have closed, with discharging operations halted, after the country was hit on Friday by an 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami, shippers said.

All Japanese ports have closed, with discharging operations halted, after the country was hit on Friday by an 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami, shippers said.

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"It's a big mess. All discharge operations are suspended in the area," said a shipbroker.

TV footage showed at least one large vessel grounded in northern Japan due to the tsunami, a second Tokyo-based shipbroker said.