All 22 members of the crew are safe and uninjured, according to reports. Claims consultancy WK Webster said salvage services would be rendered under LOF terms. It said: “It is not currently clear if [the] shipowner intends to declare General Average as a consequence of this casualty. If it does, G...
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Why war in Ukraine could be catastrophic for container shipping
At the Freightwaves Global Supply Chain conference yesterday, Vespucci Maritime CEO Lars Jensen warned that the ripple effects from a military confrontation would likely spread far beyond the region to hit world trade. “If the situation escalates and Russia invades Ukraine, we are almost certain t...
Boxes to be transhipped after new CMA CGM ship's engine fails in Xiamen
The incident happened just as the CMA CGM Osiris was leaving Xiamen Ocean Gate Container Terminal for Shekou on the French liner operator’s Red Sea Express 2 (REX2) service that connects Asia with the Red Sea. The ship arrived from China’s Jiangnan shipyard in November, one of nine 15,000 teu ve...
Mumbai Maersk heading for Bremerhaven after successful re-floating
The 20,500 teu ship is now seen at the mouth of the the river on vesselsvalue.com’s AIS heading for Bremerhaven at a speed of 8kn, as of 11am on 4 February. Meanwhile, Maersk posted this update at around 1pm CET explaining that the ship was re-floated “in close cooperation with salvage company S...
New bid to refloat grounded Mumbai Maersk set for midnight high tide
The 20,568 teu vessel was heading for Bremerhaven when, according to VesselsValue AIS tracking data, it doubled back towards the German island of Wangerooge. The ship is grounded north of the island, about 25km north of Wilhelmshaven. Claims consultant WK Webster described the reason behind the mano...
Large swell in 22-knot wind caused idling Madrid Bridge to roll and lose boxes
An initial investigation – a copy of which has been passed to Logistic-News – reveals that the vessel had begun idling south of the Azores, in the mid-Atlantic, on 2 January to delay its arrival at the port of New York. However, on 7 January, a large swell, along with 22-knot winds, hit the ...
Zim Kingston vessel fire was caused by container collapse
The 4,253 teu vessel, on charter from the Greek owner, was at an anchorage awaiting a berthing slot at the port of Vancouver when a storm caused a severe list. This caused the loss of some 40 containers overboard. However, the damage to other containers caused by the falling boxes was said to have i...
Deadlock broken as Ever Given owner and Suez Canal Authority come to terms
According to the representatives of the vessel, owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha and its insurers have agreed a settlement to free the vessel, currently under arrest in the Bitter Lakes region of the canal while the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) continues to demand compensation for the six-day blockage of its ...
Cargo owners' frustration as compensation dispute keeps Ever Given at anchor
The next review hearing in the Egyptian courts for the vessel, currently at anchor in the Great Bitter Lakes area of the canal, is scheduled for 20 June. And the owners and the SCA appear to be no nearer an agreement on the level of compensation for the blockage of the canal. The SCA has reduced its...