A UK Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s decision on a case stemming from the 2012 fire on board the MSC Flaminia containership, in which Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-court-upholds-decision-against-msc-stemming-from-2012-msc-flaminia-fire/
Stolt-Nielsen reported that the Court of Appeals has affirmed by two to one, in all material respects the ruling on liability from 2018 by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York regarding the 2012 incident on board the MSC Flaminia.
Stolt Tank Containers BV has been found at fault for 45% together with Deltech for 55%.
Stolt-Nielsen expressed its disappointment with the decision of the Court upholding the lower courts 2018 decision. The company is currently assessing the...
By Peregrine Storrs-Fox
It cannot be overstated how critical it is to maintain good practice when shipping dangerous goods. Thursday was the 10th anniversary of the fateful Atlantic crossing of the MSC Flaminia that cost the lives of three seafarers and resulted in extensive damage to cargo and the ship.
The forensic investigations and litigation that followed the MSC Flaminia incident adequately demonstrate the complexity of shipping dangerous goods through the maritime supply chain in terms of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tt-club-publishes-book-it-right-and-pack-it-tight
Dangerous cargo has always been a hazard to it’s owner and it’s insurer, and in a recent decision out of a New York Court holding a chemical company and tank container operator strictly liable for the cost of repairs to a large container ship and the loss of most of its cargo highlights the significant increase in liabilities caused by the introduction of huge container ships.
This exposure affects everybody involved in the international transport of cargo that can cause harm to other cargo or...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/10/16/the-bigger-the-ship-the-bigger-the-risk/
From the Handy Shipping Guide:
Early on the morning of 14 July 2012 the ship’s alarms sounded and a cloud of smoke rose from one of the holds. When the fire-fighting team rushed toward it and flooded the hold with CO2 the explosion occurred.
In the second hearing of a potentially three phase case the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has reached a verdict appointing responsibility for the deaths, injuries and damage caused when the MSC Flaminia was struck by an explosion....
