YM Mobility

China’s maritime body urges greater oversight after several boxship fires

In light of recent explosions and fires on the container ships Northern Juvenile, Maersk Frankfurt, and YM Mobility, China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has called on liner operators to exercise more supervision on carrying dangerous goods.

MSA said, “Shipping lines must deeply learn the lessons of the accidents, draw inferences from the cases and resolve to prevent such accidents from happening again.”

On 26 May, a fire broke out in the cargo hold of the 2009-built, 8,814 TEU Northern...

https://container-news.com/chinas-maritime-body-urges-greater-oversight-after-several-boxship-fires/

Essential Measures for Minimizing Disruption Amid Ningbo Port Closure: Container xChange

Container xChange, an online container trading and leasing marketplace, is alerting the global container trading and leasing community to the serious repercussions of the recent explosion aboard the Yang Ming vessel YM Mobility at Ningbo Port, China.

This incident, which has led to the closure of one of the world’s busiest container terminals, is expected to have significant ripple effects across global supply chains, especially on the main trade lanes out of Asia.

On August 9, 2024, a container...

https://container-news.com/essential-measures-for-minimizing-disruption-amid-ningbo-port-closure-container-xchange/

Yang Ming vessel explosion reportedly linked to HMM-booked container

The container that exploded on Yang Ming’s ship YM Mobility on 9 August was reportedly booked by the Taiwanese operator’s fellow THE Alliance member HMM.

The incident, which occurred around 1.40 pm local time that day, originated from a reefer that was used to carry dry goods, according to Yang Ming.

The container has been speculated to have been carrying lithium-ion batteries or organic peroxides, which are flammable.

An HMM spokesperson told Container News: “We’re waiting for an official...

https://container-news.com/yang-ming-vessel-explosion-reportedly-linked-to-hmm-booked-container/

VIDEO: Box ship explosion rocks Port of Ningbo

One of the world’s busiest ports, China’s Port of Ningbo was has been rocked by a massive explosion that sent a huge fire ball into the air.

The Chinese Government run Global Times newspaper reports that the explosion occurred in a container aboard the 6,589 TEU containership YM Mobility at 3.45 p.m.

The Ningbo Maritime Search and Rescue Center activated an emergency response plan and dispatched a maritime patrol vessel to the scene to enforce security measures. It also sent three firefighting...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/video-box-ship-explosion-rocks-port-of-ningbo/

YM vessel explosion at Ningbo-Zhoushan port raises serious safety concerns

A major explosion has occurred on a Yang Ming boxship while berthed at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China in another incident that raises serious safety concerns.

“This type of incident should never happen and is another example of how one failure in ocean container shipping can have catastrophic consequences,” says Peter Sand, Xenetal chief analyst.

Sand pointed out that if this explosion had happened at sea rather than at a berth in a port, the crew and ship would have been in even more...

https://container-news.com/ym-vessel-explosion-at-ningbo-zhoushan-port-raises-serious-safety-concerns/