Topic: Container loss

Severe rolling causes Maersk Eindhoven to lose 260 containers

The Maersk Eindhoven experienced a loss of engine propulsion for three to four minutes while sailing 45 nautical miles off Northern Japan in heavy seas on February 17, 2021. The company has now revealed that...Read more

22-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Another Maersk ship loses containers in harsh weather

Maersk has announced that the Maersk Eindhoven experienced an engine stop in harsh weather near Japan on the 17th February 2021, while en route from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles, California. As a result, several...Read more

18-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

‘Best opportunities to reduce risk of container stow collapse lie upstream’

2020 looks to have been an exceptional year in terms of container losses. But why do stows collapse and how do you prevent this from happening? Simon Burthem, Chief Operating Officer at TMC Marine, explains...Read more

05-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Shipping company MSC Zoe pays 3.4 million euros to Dutch state

The shipping company of the container ship MSC Zoe will pay over 3.4 million euros for the container disaster that took place over the Wadden Islands on 2 January 2019. Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure)...Read more

28-01-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Are container ships overloaded?

Over the past three months, it is estimated that container ships on the high seas lost over 2500 containers. That is almost twice as many as the average over the past twelve years. Is this...Read more

28-01-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk