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Repaired MSC Ariane set to resume voyage to LA

20 April 2021

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

ONE Apus container loss shows need for ‘real-time information’

16 December 2020

It’s been more than two weeks since 1,816 containers were lost from the deck of the ONE Apus en route to Long Beach, California. The public has been told the contents of only 64 of those containers.

Long an advocate for maritime industry digitization, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said the ONE Apus incident illustrates the need for container visibility.

“This is another prime example of why we must improve in this industry,” Seroka said in response to a question from American...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/one-apus-container-loss-shows-need-for-real-time-information

Storm-beaten ONE Apus berths in Japan

8 December 2020

Now that the ONE Apus has berthed in Japan, investigators can begin to sort through what could be thousands of damaged containers on the ship’s deck. This is in addition to the 1,816 containers reported lost at sea.

Ocean Network Express reported 1,816 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) fell from the ONE Apus as it sailed from Yantian, China, to Long Beach, California, last week.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/storm-beaten-one-apus-berths-in-japan

Fireworks among dangerous goods lost from ONE Apus

7 December 2020

Fireworks, batteries and liquid ethanol were inside the 64 dangerous goods containers that went overboard with more than 1,750 others from the ONE Apus last week. None of the containers has been sighted.

In one of the single worst cases of container losses on record, 1,816 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) were lost overboard after the year-old Apus reportedly encountered severe weather at about 11:15 p.m. Nov. 30 en route from Yantian, China, to the Port of Long Beach in California, the...

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