‘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
‘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 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 moreMinister tightens advice on Wadden Sea shipping routes
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen is tightening advice for container shipping on the shipping routes north of the Wadden Islands. This follows from research into the MSC Zoe disaster.Read more
Divers search for lost cargo from MSC Zoe
A team of thirty divers has started with a major clean-up operation in the North Sea above the Wadden Islands. They want to clean up rubbish that came from the containers that were thrown overboard...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 moreMinister gets started on Safety Board advice following MSC Zoe disaster
Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen is going to do her best to better protect the Wadden area against shipping accidents such as the one involving the container ship MSC Zoe. However, she cannot yet promise...Read more
DSB: Both Wadden Sea shipping routes at risk of losing containers
The Wadden area must be better protected against the loss of containers on the shipping routes that pass the islands to the north. During northwestern storm, both the northern and southern routes form a risk...Read more
KVNR: Investigation into lashing of containers raises questions
The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) is critical of the report published by the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) on Thursday 14 May. It revealed that shipping companies make lots of mistakes...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 more‘Ban on Wadden shipping route possible in the event of acute danger’
The Netherlands may incidentally refuse ships access to the southern shipping route above the Wadden Islands. This measure can be taken in the event of acute danger by using its “right to intervene”. That is...Read more
MSC Zoe Lost Containers in Two Places
The container ship MSC Zoe lost containers at two different locations. On the evening of 1 January, when sailing near Terschelling and Ameland, the ship lost the first load. After this incident, the ship continued...Read more‘Minister Cannot Close Southern Shipping Route Above Wadden Islands’
The Netherlands cannot simply close the southern shipping lane above the Wadden Islands to container ships. That is what a spokesman for Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) says after questions from Nieuwsblad...Read more