Maersk Essen nears LA more than 6 weeks after container loss

The Maersk Essen, which lost 750 containers in mid-January in the North Pacific, is now anchored in Southern California’s San Pedro Bay waiting to berth at APM Terminals Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles.

A Maersk spokesman said Monday the container ship, which has a capacity of 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), is expected to berth Thursday or Friday. The Essen sailed from the Port of Lazaro Cardenas on Feb. 22. The vessel had been at the Mexican port since diverting from its route...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-essen-nears-la-more-than-6-weeks-after-container-loss

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