A Taiwanese court has ordered Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) to pay compensation of US$1.38 million to the state-owned port owner Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC), in relation to the collision between its ship Uni-Premier and TIPC’s tug in August 2021.
At the time, the 2001-built 1,600 TEU Uni-Premier was preparing to berth and was being piloted.
The tug, TIPM No. 14402, was assigned to assist Uni-Premier and the collision damaged its starboard, resulting in water ingress that...
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