Hapag-Lloyd has formally declared general average on its fire-stricken Yantian Express.
A fire broke out in a container stowed on the 7,500 teu vessel en route to the Canadian port of Halifax early this month, which spread to other boxes while heavy weather rendered the crew’s fire-fighting efforts fruitless, forcing them to abandon ship.
Ocean-going tugs have spent the subsequent weeks trying to bring the fire under control and the vessel is …
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