Worse things happen at sea

Against the odds: Ever Given – a Black Swan event?

The Ever Given ripple effect could be unprecedented, unless the 20,388 teu containership is freed in days rather than weeks after grounding against the bank of the Suez Canal.
“Ever Innovative, Ever Efficient, Ever Reliable” may be a slogan that, for the time being, please, Taiwan’s Evergreen – which operates the mighty vessel, owned by Japan’s Shoei Kisan Kaisha – can park too elsewhere (please do not click to expand below, …

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Questions being asked after box ship runs aground blocking Suez Canal

The 20,388 teu containership Ever Given has been freed after grounding against the seawall of the Suez Canal, and traffic on the waterway is expected to resume once the vessel is towed to an anchorage for inspection.
An update at noon local time from GAC port news said that, according to information from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), “the grounded vessel has been partially re-floated and is now alongside the canal bank”.
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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.
In August last year, the 1,700 teu OEL …

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ONE Apus and Maersk Eindhoven may be back on course this month

The 14,000 teu ONE Apus, which suffered a catastrophic container collapse in November that saw over 1,800 containers lost overboard and thousands of others damaged, could resume its journey to the US west coast by the middle of the month.
The Japanese carrier said that, by the end of last week, 940 containers had been removed from the vessel at the Japanese port of Kobe, adding: “Based on the latest assessment, ONE …

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Surveyors and salvors on board as Maersk Eindhoven arrives at Yokohama

Maersk has confirmed that the 13,200 Maersk Eindhoven, which last week lost 260 containers overboard, is on course for the APM Terminals facility in Yokohama, for repairs.
“Maersk Eindhoven is currently in Japanese waters, awaiting clearance for transit into APM Terminals Yokohama on 25 February,” an advisory from the carrier said, explaining that the next three days in Japan are a public holiday.
It added: “Company surveyors and salvors are on the …

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Maersk confirms Eindhoven container loss at 260 as vessel heads for port

Maersk Line today confirmed that 260 containers had been lost overboard from the Maersk Eindhoven this week on the Pacific. 
The vessel was en route from the Chinese port of Xiamen to Los Angeles when it encountered heavy weather on Wednesday evening, which is understood to have caused an engine failure. 
“We are in the process of conducting an investigation into the accident – our preliminary findings indicate that an engine stop and loss of manoeuvring in …

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‘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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GA declarations retreat as clients await boxes from Maersk Elba and ONE Apus

MSC has advised its customers it had taken an “exceptional decision”: to cover the costs of repairs, following a fire onboard the 13,492 teu Maersk Elba at the end of December, in order to avoid General Average.
The carrier said it wanted “to avoid additional costs or delays” for its customers.
The 2011-built vessel, deployed on Maersk’s AE1 + TP1 and MSC’s Shogun + Pearl Asia-North Europe and transpacific loop within the …

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Lack of info on box contents stalling unloading operations on ONE Apus

Surveyors contracted to inspect the damaged cargo and containers on the ONE Apus say discharging operations are likely take several more weeks/
And a decision on whether to declare general average has yet to be taken.
By Friday, 232 boxes had been removed from the vessel, which lost 1,816 boxes overboard, including 64 containing dangerous goods (DG), after it encountered heavy weather near Hawaii on 30 November en route to Long Beach.
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