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Boxship sinks in Red Sea after major fire

Following a major fire incident, the 1,853 TEU vessel TSS Pearl reportedly sunk approximately 300 kilometres southeast of Port Sudan, a port city in eastern Sudan and the capital of the state of the Red Sea.

According to cargo insurer WK Webster, several containers are reported to be floating at the site of the sinking, but it is currently unconfirmed if any of the vessel superstructures remain visible.

The 2008-built boxship seems to have caught fire on board on 5 October whilst navigating the...

https://container-news.com/boxship-sinks-in-red-sea-after-major-fire/

Ever Forward still stuck, dredging operations may take up to a week

Evergreen’s 11,850 TEU vessel Ever Forward remains aground in the Chesapeake Bay in the United States, after an accident on 13 March, with the US Coast Guard reporting that officials have not yet determined the reasons for the incident.

Shipowners and salvors have submitted a plan to refloat the vessel to the authorities, which involves releasing ballast to lighten the vessel and dredging the sea bottom around the vessel before attempting to refloat the vessel at high tide using the vessel’s...

https://container-news.com/ever-forward-still-stuck-dredging-operations-may-take-up-to-a-week/

ONE vessel suffers stack collapse, losing 30 boxes into the North Atlantic

Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported that its 13,900 teu vessel Madrid Bridge suffered a stack collapse, with, according to latest reports, at least 30 containers lost overboard.
Cargo claims firm WK Webster reported: “It is not currently clear how extensive the collapse of stow is, but it is reported that the vessel lost at least 30 containers overboard.”
It is unclear what precipitated the stack collapse last Friday, but the vessel …

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https://theloadstar.com/one-vessel-suffers-stack-collapse-losing-30-boxes-into-the-north-atlantic/

Storm-hit Zim Kingston set for move to port for discharge of cargo

Danaos-owned Zim-chartered vessel Zim Kingston, which lost 109 containers amid a cargo fire off the coast of Vancouver in October, is set to leave its mooring on Constance Bank, near Vancouver Island, tomorrow.
It will be heading for the port of Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island’s east shore, where discharge of the undamaged cargo will reportedly take place. But neither Zim or Danaos responded to questions from The Loadstar regarding its onward …

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Forwarders should move quickly on Ever Given GA, but legal wrangle looms

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged forwarders with cargo on board the Ever Given to begin General Average (GA) procedures with their shippers.
The vessel’s owner declared GA last Thursday.
Robert Keen, director general of BIFA, said: “When our members receive notification that a General Average has been declared for a vessel, whatever the position, their first action must be to give the importer immediate notice.
“The appointed average adjusters will …

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https://theloadstar.com/forwarders-should-move-quickly-on-ever-given-ga-but-legal-wrangle-looms/

‘Several hundred’ boxes lost overboard in new transpacific vessel casualty

The 13,092 teu Maersk Eindhoven (pictured) lost “several hundred containers overboard” as it suffered an engine blackout in bad weather yesterday, near Japan, en route from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles. 
This latest box spill in the north Pacific will add urgency to a review of lashing practices on ULCVs, and could lead to an interim restriction on the height of container stacks on the route. 
2M alliance partner MSC said the preliminary advice …

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