Worse things happen at sea

$6bn annual cost of not knowing the danger from what’s in your containers

Poorly packed containers and shipper misunderstanding of the dangers of some non-hazardous cargo could result in more than $6bn in annual damages to the supply chain.
Leading freight and transport insurer TT Club has renewed its call to shippers and other cargo interests to “take responsibility to ensure the risks are mitigated”.
It said its “analyses consistently indicate that two-thirds of incidents related to cargo damage are caused or exacerbated by poor …

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New drone footage shows the ONE Apus loss could be worse than first feared

New analysis of drone video footage of the ONE Apus container vessel, which suffered a dramatic stack collapse on 30 November in the Pacific, has revealed that as much as 4,500 teu could be lost or damaged.
The 14,000 teu vessel suffered a massive container stack collapse en route to Long Beach after encountering heavy weather near Hawaii on 30 November.
Shortly after, the carrier confirmed that 1,816 boxes in total had …

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Four feared dead after Shanghai containership collision

More grim news from the world’s oceans. Container News reports a fatal collision near Shanghai yesterday, which may have caused the deaths of four crew members. According to the report, the 1,700 teu Oceana lost control after a suspected electrical fault with its steering system and collided with the Xin Qi Sheng 69, which subsequently sank.
“The incident forced all 16 crew members of the Xiamen Qisheng Shipping-owned Xin Qi Sheng 69 jump …

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ONE Apus stack collapse losses expected to top $200m

Shippers and forwarders with shipments on board the ONE Apus have been warned to expect General Average to be declared on the casualty.
The 14,000 teu vessel suffered a massive container stack collapse en route to Long Beach after encountering heavy weather near Hawaii on 30 November.
The carrier confirmed that 1,816 boxes in total had lost overboard, including 64 dangerous goods (DG) boxes, abandoned its original route and returned to Japan, …

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ONE Apus back in Japan after record loss of containers in heavy weather

The 14,000 teu ONE Apus, which suffered a massive container stack collapse en route to Long Beach last week, today berthed at the Japanese port of Kobe.
The line confirmed yesterday that 1,816 boxes had been lost overboard, including 64 dangerous goods (DG) boxes when the vessel encountered heavy weather near Hawaii on 30 November.
“54 of the DG containers carried fireworks, a further eight held batteries and two contained liquid ethanol,” …

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Why this massive box spill must spur change

Thoughtful op-ed in today’s Splash247, in which a vessel master argues that the recent stack collapse on the 14,000 teu ONE Apus, which is expected to be the largest single container loss since the sinking of MOL Comfort, could lead to significant change in the way container shipping is regulated. “The International Maritime Organization (IMO) should mandate limits on the number of containers carried above deck, their positioning and protective …

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ONE Apus stack collapse could be the largest container loss since the MOL Comfort

New details have emerged about the loss of containers overboard from the ONE Apus earlier this week that suggest it could be the largest single container loss since the sinking of the MOL Comfort in 2013.
Yesterday ONE released a situation report that notified that 1,900 boxes or more could have been lost on Monday night when the vessel hit heavy weather in the Pacific.
“The vessel was on passage from Yantian …

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Dangerous goods may have caused Maersk Honam blaze

Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau this week published its report into the lethal 2018 fire aboard the Maersk Honam in the Indian Ocean. Investigators were unable to conclusively identify the cause of the tragedy, but the most likely culprits appear to be 54 containers loaded with sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate (SDID), classified as IMDG Class 9 miscellaneous dangerous goods and can potentially self-decompose when stowed in bulk. However, as this report …

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Australia to inspect every box ship in new crackdown on cargo securing

Australia has put containership operators and masters “on notice” of a new inspection campaign targeting cargo securing.
Following recent incidents resulting in containers being lost overboard, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has vowed to inspect every cargo ship calling at Australian ports between August and October.
It said incidents like the 81 containers lost by YM Efficiency in 2018 and the 50 lost by the APL England in May had caused …

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