The South Korean containership SM Portland has reported significant cargo damage and container losses while transiting to Vancouver through the Bering Sea. According to a March 5th customer alert from…
https://gcaptain.com/korean-containership-loses-boxes-battling-bering-sea-storm/
A CMA CGM containership lost some 99 containers overboard in heavy weather last week off the east coast of South Africa, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported….
https://gcaptain.com/severe-weather-causes-container-loss-off-south-african-coast/
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/
A new report from the World Shipping Council (WSC) reveals that the number of containers lost at sea hit an all-time low in 2023. According to the Council’s annual report,…
https://gcaptain.com/record-low-in-containers-lost-at-sea-in-2023/
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has praised the approval of the recently adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), requiring mandatory reporting of…
https://gcaptain.com/new-solas-regulations-on-reporting-containers-lost-at-sea/
Norwegian marine insurance group Gard has released a comprehensive new study exploring the effects of weather on the collapse of container stacks. The research sheds light on the increasing risk…
https://gcaptain.com/new-study-looks-at-impact-of-weather-on-container-stack-stability/
Danish shipping line Maersk is facing a $5.8 million lawsuit over the loss of containers from the Maersk Eindhoven in 2021. The lawsuit was filed last by the insurer for…
An MSC containership lost more than three dozen empty containers overboard in heavy weather. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it was advised via email of the incident last Friday,…
https://gcaptain.com/msc-containership-loses-empty-containers-overboard-off-bermuda/
A CMA CGM-operated mega containership apparently lost an undisclosed number of containers overboard while underway in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Djibouti earlier this month. The revelation puts…
https://gcaptain.com/ultra-large-containership-apl-vanda-loses-boxes-overboard-in-indian-ocean/
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Asia-Europe ocean carriers are cracking down on rogue shippers who incorrectly declare westbound booking container weights and make last-minute verified gross mass (VGM) amendments. Misdeclared…