‘Captain MSC Zoe not guilty of losing containers in the North Sea’
The captain of the container ship MSC Zoe will not be prosecuted, the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced. The container ship lost a huge load of containers in bad weather in the night of...Read more
126 containers removed from MV ONE Apus so far
ONE has announced that unloading of containers on board the ONE Apus has been proceeding steadily. So far, 126 containers have been removed from the 14,000-TEU ship that lost more than 1800 containers on 30...Read more
‘Quarter of cargo lost by container ship MSC Zoe still in the North Sea’
Two years after container ship MSC Zoe lost 342 containers, a quarter of this cargo remains in the North Sea. This needs to be cleaned up as quickly as possible, says Ewout van Galen of...Read moreUnloading ONE Apus to take more than a month, USD 200 million in damage
It will take more than a month to remove all remaining containers from the ONE Apus. The container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE lost 1816 containers a fortnight ago during heavy weather on...Read more
Still no trace of 200 containers that allegedly were lost on the North Sea
The 200 containers that may have been lost on the North Sea on Wednesday have not yet been found. A German coast guard search vessel has been unable to find anything near the Weiße Bank....Read more
Another ship loses containers near the Wadden Islands
Once again, a ship has lost containers in the North Sea. This has been reported by Rijkswaterstaat and the Netherlands Coast Guard. According to unconfirmed reports, it concerns the Munich Maersk, which sailed in German...Read more
Container ship ONE Apus arrives in Japan, dangerous goods lost identified
The container ship ONE Apus arrived in the Port of Kobe, Japan, on 8 December. The ship lost 1816 containers during severe weather on Monday 30 November. 64 containers contained dangerous goods. Their contents have...Read moreJapanese container ship loses more than 1800 containers during storm
The Japanese container ship ONE Apus has lost more than 1800 containers on Monday evening, 30 November. This happened when the 14,000-TEU ship ran into a storm on the Pacific Ocean. Forty lost containers were...Read moreDutch government wants new regulations for container ships after MSC Zoe
New international requirements are needed for large container ships. This should prevent another disaster such as the one with MSC Zoe almost two years ago north of the Wadden Islands.Read more
‘MSC Zoe type shipping disaster could happen again tomorrow’
A shipping disaster such as the one involving the container ship MSC Zoe, which lost 342 containers near the Wadden Islands in January 2019, could happen again at any time. Several experts warned of this...Read moreThese catalysts lead to containers being lost overboard
Despite the container shipping sector being well regulated and highly regarded, containers are still lost overboard. In a new report, The Swedish Club delivers hands-on advice for preventing such losses. One of the catalysts identified...Read more
Make sure you understand your ship’s motion monitoring and forecast tools
Container ship CMA CGM G. Washington lost 137 containers overboard as a result of parametric roll. The Nautical Institute points out that a major contributing factor was that the crew was not fully conversant with...Read more
Video: The forces that caused the MSC Zoe to lose containers explained
Following the MSC Zoe disaster, the Dutch Safety Board asked research organisations Deltares and MARIN to cooperate in an investigation. The key research questions were: what could cause container losses above the Wadden Sea and...Read more
Inland container ship hits bridge in Rotterdam and loses three containers
A container barge has collided with the Willemsbrug in Rotterdam. The ship lost three containers, which ended up in the water, said a spokeswoman of the Dutch police. There were no casualties. There were no dangerous...Read more
Charges against master APL England after losing containers off Australia
Charges have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about fifty containers off the coast of Sydney. The offences relate to pollution and/or damage of the Australian marine environment as a...Read more
Minister: MSC likely to pay large part of MSC Zoe disaster costs
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen is in talks with MSC about recovering the clean up costs of the MSC Zoe disaster in the Dutch Wadden Sea. She says there...Read moreMinister: ‘More clarity on southern Wadden shipping route before summer’
There is to be more clarity about the risks run by large container ships on the Wadden Sea southern shipping route before summer. This is what Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) has...Read more
Investigation into container vessel OOCL Rauma losing containers
The Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate will investigate why seven containers fell overboard last week from container vessel OOCL Rauma as it was sailing past the Dutch Wadden Islands. This was announced by the...Read more