The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, a massive containership operated by the French liner CMA CGM, encountered severe weather conditions, resulting in the loss of 44 containers overboard off the coast of South Africa.
On July 9, 2024, the vessel, part of the Ocean Alliance’s Asia North Europe service, encountered heavy, unusually strong adverse weather on the South African coast en route to Europe.
According to reports, an additional 30 containers onboard were...