The CMA CGM Belem, a recently inaugurated 13,000 TEU containership, lost 99 containers overboard during a severe storm off South Africa’s east coast on August 15, 2024.
This is the second incident in a month in which a CMA CGM vessel has lost containers in the region, as vessels divert around the Cape of Good Hope due to security concerns in the Red Sea.
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) claimed that the vessel had a major stowage collapse...