Following the coronavirus spread, refrigerated containers are being diverted and relocated due to the shortage of reefer plugs at several Chinese ports. Meaning that container companies cannot secure the discharge of their reefers containers without the main power source.
Specifically, several days ago the MSC company informed that couldn’t discharge its shipment and had no option but to apply “clause 19 of our Bill of Lading and Sea Waybill Terms and Conditions”.
That means that reefer...
https://safety4sea.com/reefer-cargo-rerouted-from-chinese-ports-due-to-plug-shortage/