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Crew reported safe after fire breaks out on containership Yantian Express

4 January 2019

Hapag-Lloyd says none of the eight officers and 15 seafarers aboard were injured when fire broke out on one of its container vessels crossing the Atlantic.
The carrier said the blaze started in a container on the deck of the 7,500 teu Yantian Express. The fire then spread to adjacent boxes.
“Efforts to extinguish the fire in the containers have had to be suspended for the time being, due to a significant deterioration …

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Toys and televisions litter island beaches after cargo ship loses containers

3 January 2019

Not a good start to 2019 for the world’s second largest box line MSC. Yesterday it lost some 270 boxes from the MSC Zoe as it was heading for Bremerhaven and encountered heavy seas. In scenes eerily reminiscent of the grounding of the MSC Napoli in the Channel a few years ago, a lot of the cargo...

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Maersk aims to cover itself with an alternative to cargo insurance

10 December 2018

Maersk Line is launching what it claims is an alternative to cargo insurance in response to the rising number of shipments consigned without cover.
According to the carrier, some 30% of cargo moved by sea is uninsured, but one source told The Loadstar this figure is could be overly conservative.
“In my experience, the actual percentage of shipments travelling without insurance is far closer to the 50% mark,” said the source.
“The only time this becomes …

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Maersk issues new rules for stowage of dangerous goods on its box ships

26 September 2018

Maersk Line has announced it is deploying new guidelines for the stowage of containers on its vessels.
And it wants the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to review its guidelines for the handling and carriage of dangerous goods.
The move follows a wide-ranging review, carried out in conjunction with classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), following the fire on the Maersk Honam this year, which resulted in five crew members losing their lives.
While the results …

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