Kanway Global has been leaking bunker fuel in Taiwan’s Keelung port since 16 March, causing seven other ships docked nearby to be tainted.
The leak happened shortly after the 1998-built, 1,675 TEU Kanway Global was refueled after 10 pm local time. Local reports suggested that too much fuel was pumped into the vessel, causing the oil spill.
After being informed, Taiwan International Ports Corporation’s (TIPC’s) Keelung branch urgently deployed oil booms to control the pollution, causing...
A container gantry crane in Taiwan’s Keelung port collapsed on 14 October, after it was allegedly hit by a to-be-installed crane on an incoming heavy-load carrier.
The vessel in question, the 2012-built 12,135 dwt Yu Zhou Qi Hang, was preparing to dock at Pier 20 after arriving from Shanghai, China. Yu Zhou Qi Hang was delivering a newly ordered gantry crane, labelled BC-207, to China Container Terminal Corporation, which operates piers 18 to 21.
As Yu Zhou Qi Hang, which is owned by...
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A pier in Taiwan’s Keelung port sustained damage after one of COSCO Shipping Lines’ container ships came into contact while attempting to berth.
The 2000-built, 1,702 TEU Fei Yun He had just arrived from the port of Lianyungang in China, shortly before 8 am local time on 16 March.
Local media reported that possibly due to miscommunication between the pilot/crew and the port authority, Fei Yun He knocked into Keelung’s West Pier 20.
The pilot can be heard on television footage saying, “Why is the...
https://container-news.com/cosco-container-ship-damages-keelung-berth-after-collision/
Kalmar has concluded an agreement with Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. (TIPC) to deliver two diesel-electric straddle carriers at the Port of Keelung, located near the northern tip of Taiwan.
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