The number of shipping containers lost at sea has risen significantly during the pandemic thanks to an “unusually high” number of incidents particularly in the winter of 2020-21, the World…
https://gcaptain.com/survey-shows-worrying-increase-in-number-of-containers-lost-at-sea/
2021 will go down as the year the mainstream media took notice of West Coast port congestion. American Shipper was writing about global port backups, shutdowns and labor issues months — no, decades — before supply chain snarls in Southern California were spotlighted on national evening news broadcasts.
Port problems figured so prominently in American Shipper’s coverage this year that eight of the 10 most-read stories focused on problems in ocean shipping, from escalating costs to record numbers...
Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors, reports Bloomberg.
Container accidentsThe shipping industry is seeing the biggest spike in lost containers in seven years. More than 3,000 boxes dropped into the sea last year, and more than 1,000 have fallen overboard so far in 2021....
https://mfame.guru/safety-errors-causes-1000-containers-to-be-lost-at-sea/
Los contenedores amontonados en grandes buques que transportan distintas mercancías, desde neumáticos hasta teléfonos inteligentes están volcando a un ritmo alarmante, enviando millones de dólares de carga al fondo del océano, ya que la presión para acelerar las entregas aumenta el riesgo de...
https://fullavantenews.com/aumento-del-numero-de-contenedores-perdidos-en-el-mar/?lang=es
The MSC Ariane, which diverted to Japan for repairs, is expected to resume sailing for the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said the Ariane “had an engine issue due to bad quality of fuel” on April 2 while en route from Xiamen, China, to LA.
MSC did not say what repairs were done in Wakayama, Japan.
The MSC Ariane now is expected to anchor in California’s San Pedro Bay on May 1. “The estimated berthing date will depend upon the congestion in the Los Angeles area,”...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/repaired-msc-ariane-set-to-resume-voyage-to-la
The MSC Ariane will not be arriving at the Port of Los Angeles on April 24 as scheduled.
The container ship “had to stop at sea due to an engine issue” last Friday while en route from Xiamen, China, to LA, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said in a customer advisory. “The vessel has been diverted to Wakayama, Japan, for repairs.”
MSC did not respond by publication time to an inquiry regarding the nature of the mechanical issue and the needed repairs. There was no indication that any cargo aboard...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/msc-ariane-experiences-unspecified-engine-issue-en-route-to-la
In the past, the annual choreographed contract negotiations between ocean carriers and shippers were a bit like a high school prom. You didn’t particularly care for your date, but you didn’t want to miss the dance.
That’s not the case anymore, according to Charles van der Steene, the head of sales in North America for A.P. Møller – Maersk, who says the world’s largest ocean carrier is more and more entering into long-term committed relationships with shippers.
“We’ve been very deliberate since...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/seismic-shift-maersk-commits-to-long-term-relationships-with-shippers
Nearly two months after losing hundreds of containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean, the Maersk-operated containership Maersk Essen is finally discharging its cargo at its original destination at the Port of…
Maersk informa de que su buque de carga Maersk Eindhoven y Maersk Essen han reanudado su viaje recuperándose más rápido de lo esperado del reciente incidente
Esta entrada Dos portacontenedores de Maersk se dirigen hacia Los Ángeles Aparece primero en FullAvanteNews.
https://fullavantenews.com/dos-portacontenedores-de-maersk-se-dirigen-hacia-los-angeles/?lang=es
The Maersk Essen, which lost 750 containers in mid-January in the North Pacific, is now anchored in Southern California’s San Pedro Bay waiting to berth at APM Terminals Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles.
A Maersk spokesman said Monday the container ship, which has a capacity of 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), is expected to berth Thursday or Friday. The Essen sailed from the Port of Lazaro Cardenas on Feb. 22. The vessel had been at the Mexican port since diverting from its route...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-essen-nears-la-more-than-6-weeks-after-container-loss