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99 containers overboard! CMA CGM's container ships calling at multiple domestic ports collapsed!
Aug 19, 2024|
View:48According to foreign media news, the South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) issued an announcement that last Thursday (August 15), the container ship "Belem" under CMA CGM (CMA CGM) encountered bad weather while sailing off the coast of Richards Bay in South Africa and lost as many as 99 containers.
The vessel is flagged Malta, has a capacity of 13.000 TEUs and runs on LNG dual fuel. Due to bad weather, the ship's stacks collapsed and 99 containers fell into the sea.
"The ship initially sought refuge in Maputo Bay," SAMSA said on Saturday. However, after further assessment, it was decided to reroute the ship to Port Elizabeth. Given the vessel's draft, Ngqura was identified as the only suitable safe haven.
SAMSA also said: "The stacking collapse has been confirmed and the affected containers will need to be unloaded at the container port facility upon arrival.
The owner of the vessel is cooperating with the authorities, and the authorities have issued navigational warnings to ensure the safety of navigation of other vessels in the vicinity.
At the moment, CMA CGM has not issued a statement about the accident. It is understood that CMA CGM Belem is deployed by CMA CGM on the Asia-South America SEAS2 route, which calls at Tianjin Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen Shekou and other ports in China.
And this ship has a large number of other shipping companies in the same cabin: Evergreen Shipping, Orient Overseas Shipping, Yang Ming Shipping, Pacific Shipping, etc.!
Remind the cargo owner and freight forwarder who has goods on this ship to pay attention to the damage of the goods and the latest node information in time, so as to take timely countermeasures.
