MSC ADELAIDE

Italian police seizes 400 kilos of cocaine from MSC container ship

More than 400 kilograms of cocaine have been seized from the 2013-built container ship MSC Adelaide in Genoa, Italy.

The street value of the substance seized is estimated to be around US$34.3 million. According to local media, the boxship arrived in Port Genoa on 6 January with the narcotics stashed in fourteen suitcases within a container and was deemed inactive by authorities when port personnel from the Compagnia Unica Lavoratori Merci Varie (CULMV) union arrived to collect the shipment.

On 7...

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MSC vessel sinks pilot boat at Gioia Tauro

According to Maritime Bulletin, MSC container vessel had an accident at the port of Gioia Tauro on January 18. The boxship struck pilot boat, while moving in the harbor. The pilot boat sank after the collision with MSC container ship, but the reflections of the port were quick enough, as a crane recovered the boat immediately and placed it on pier.

As three vessels of the Swiss company were at the Italian port on January 18, it is not clear which was the involved one, but available information...

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MSC ADELAIDE to omit Malta

Due to severe weather conditions and its operational limitations, M/V “MSC ADELAIDE” Voyage MM849R / MM901A will omit the port of Marsaxlokk, Malta. The revised Mediterranean costal schedule of M/V “MSC ADELAIDE” is as follows:

  • Giao Tauro: January 10, 2019 – Thursday 07:00 hrs.
  • Marsaxlokk, MT: Omit
  • Valencia: January 14, 2019 – Monday 14:00 hrs.
  • Suape, Brazil: January 24, 2019

Import cargoes with destination Marsaxlokk will be discharged at Valencia, Spain and are due to arrive at final...

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