Dali owners declare General Average

Grace Ocean, the owner of the container ship that knocked down the Baltimore bridge in May, has declared a General Average (GA) on the containers on board.

The company believes the salvage operations will lead to extraordinary costs for which they expect contributions from all salvaged parties under the General Average. At the time of writing, there is no indication as to when and where Dali will be berthed and unloaded.

MSC said that although the vessel’s salvage operations are still ongoing,...

https://container-news.com/dali-owners-declare-general-average/

MSC faces financial penalty of over US$63 million relating to reefer overcharges

Mediterranean Shipping Company is facing a fine of at least US$63 million after the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) accused the world’s largest liner operator of contravening the Shipping Act.

The quantum of the penalty was disclosed after the FMC commenced investigations in August 2023, after several of MSC’s customers disputed a substantial amount of charges, including for detention and demurrage that they were asked to pay. These charges go as far back as 2017.

In documents served on MSC...

https://container-news.com/msc-faces-financial-penalty-of-over-us63-million-relating-to-reefer-overcharges/

Houthis fire at MSC and Borealis ships

Two of MSC vessels and a boxship owned by UK tonnage provider Borealis Maritime were hit by Houthi missiles in the Red Sea on 6 April, as the rebels restarted attacks after several days of inactivity.

Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said on 7 April that “ballistic and winged” missiles were fired at the 1999-built, 4,056 TEU MSC Gina, 1991-built multi-purpose ship MSC Grace F and Borealis’ 2006-built, 3,534 TEU Hope Island.

MSC has not responded to Container News’ request for comment.

MSC Grace F...

https://container-news.com/houthis-fire-at-msc-and-borealis-ships/

FMC fears glut of container fee disputes after Baltimore bridge collapse

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are bracing for disputes over container fees caused by routing cancellations in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Shortly after the collapse early on March 26 that closed the Port of Baltimore, MSC, the world’s largest ocean carrier, advised customers that containers en route to the port would be diverted for unloading at alternate U.S. East Coast ports, and that the carriage contract would be declared terminated at the alternate port instead of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmc-fears-glut-of-container-fee-disputes-after-baltimore-bridge-collapse

Με δύο κρουαζιερόπλοια θα κάνει homeporting η MSC στον Πειραιά (pics)

Προβληματισμός λόγω επικείμενης συμφόρησης στον Πειραιά και σε άλλα λιμάνια της Αν. Μεσογείου. O Νόρμπετ Στικέμα excecutive director παρουσίασε τα σχέδια του Ομίλου για την Ελλάδα

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/me-dio-krouazieroplia-tha-kani-homeporting-i-msc-ston-pirea-pics/

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