The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a February 6, 2024 incident in which the U.S.-flag containership President Eisenhower lost 23 shipping containers overboard and another 10 were damaged. At the time, the 984-foot-long, 7,471 TEU vessel, which was operated by CMA CGM Group member APL Maritime Ltd., was drifting about 94 miles south of Oakland, California, while awaiting a berthing assignment. None of the lost containers contained hazardous materials. The value...
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Bangladesh to crack down on wide non-compliance with VGM regulations
Bangladesh’s maritime administrator has moved to strictly enforce Verified Gross Mass (VGM) requirements for containers amid increasing incidents in Chittagong port and beyond.
On Tuesday the ship registrar of Bangladesh ordered all concerned to comply with VGM requirements as per the SOLAS convention, and port state control officers have been asked to verify loading conditions in three stages during a container’s transfer to vessel.
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Asia’s busy shipping lanes a hotspot for disaster, but ro-ro poses highest safety risk
Major ship losses continued to decline last year, but smaller incidents are on the rise, alongside increased safety risks resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Today’s Safety & Shipping Review 2020, published by insurance provider Allianz, reveals 41 ships of over 100 gross tons were lost in 2019, 20% fewer than in 2018 and 70% fewer than a decade ago.
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Maersk sets $500 misdeclaration fee for wrongly-sized out-of-gauge cargo
In a further effort to crack down on misdeclared cargo, Maersk Line will introduce a $500 fee for special and out-of-gauge cargo if the actual dimensions of the cargo differ from booking details.
Maersk has warned shippers that, from 1 July, even if the actual sizes differ from booked dimensions by as little as a few centimetres, the fee will be applied.
A customer advisory explains that, globally, it sees around 20% …
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Grace Period After IMO 2020 Implementation?
Talks regarding a period of “permitted noncompliance” following the 1 January 2020 implementation is getting stronger, reports The LoadStar.
Need a grace period?The growing safety concerns around the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap on marine fuels, has led to talk of a period of “permitted noncompliance” following the 1 January implementation.
Increased rates and availability issuesIndonesia announced that it will continue to allow its flag-state vessels to burn 3.5% sulphur content fuel within its...
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