Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC Antonia has suffered severe weather in the Indian Ocean corridor, leading to the loss of 46 boxes and the damage of another 305 containers.
“The incident occurred approximately 29 nautical miles northeast of Port St. Johns while the vessel was en route from Colombo, Sri Lanka to New York, US. In light of the container loss, a navigation warning has been issued to all vessels operating in the affected area,” said the South African Maritime Safety Authority...
Este incidente se produce poco después de que otro buque portacontenedores de la compañía, el CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, con capacidad para 18.000 TEUs, también perdiera hasta 40 contenedores.
By Alex Longley and Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) –Ships sailing around the southern tip of Africa are wrestling with a bout of bad weather that has already run one vessel aground and…
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Debido a las condiciones climatológicas en las costas de Sudáfrica, y en la misma jornada, el buque de carga general “MV Ultra Galaxy” encalló en Brand se Baai, al noroeste de Ciudad del Cabo, según informó la Autoridad Sudafricana de Seguridad Marítima (SAMSA).
A CMA CGM containership lost 44 containers overboard amid heavy weather off the coast of South Africa on Tuesday. The incident occurred while the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin was en…
https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-containership-loses-44-containers-in-heavy-weather-off-south-africa/
The 18,000 TEU container vessel CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin encountered severe weather off the coast of South Africa, resulting in the loss of 44 containers and damage to 30 more boxes.
This incident occurred on 9 July, while the 2015-built container ship was en route from Asia to Europe.
“No injury to the crew has been reported, no pollution, no strong damage to the vessel which remains fully seaworthy,” said CMA CGM in a statement.
The French carrier added that after inspection, “it is assessed...
https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-ship-loses-44-containers-off-south-africa/