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Ocean Network Express (ONE) has declared General Average for cargo onboard the containership Delphinus which suffered an engine fire on 14 May.

May 28, 2021 The owners of the NYK Delphinus have declared General Average after an engine room fire off the coast of California earlier this month. Ocean Network Express, the ship’s operator, confirmed the declaration in a Customer Advisory. The ship is operated on its AL5 service string. The NYK Delphinus contacted U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders on the morning of May 14, reporting an engine fire with 24 people on board approximately 50 miles west off the coast of Monter...

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Now a full week after the fire started, the MV X-Press Pearl continues to burn at an anchorage off Colombo, Sri Lanka. As of Thursday morning, heavy smoke and small flames continued to be observed from the ship, according to an update from the Sri Lankan Navy. Fire-fighting efforts are continuing on multiple fronts with assistance of the Indian Coast Guard. Meanwhile, the Navy is coordinating with the country’s Marine Environment Protection Authority on the environmental response, including a...

Association of Average Adjusters champions highest professional standards amid challenges of an “extraordinary year” At the Association of Average Adjusters recent virtual annual general meeting, the over-riding message from chairman Michiel Starmans was that “the association has continued vigorously to serve the marine market and support its members professionally in the face of a most extraordinary year with the Pandemic putting nearly all Association events on hold.” Mr Starmans said...

Egypt is demanding almost $1bn to release the impounded container ship, despite it being valued at just $170m

HYDERABAD: Has the ‘Ever Given’ been formally arrested? A shipping agency in Libya, put out a tweet on Tuesday giving rise to the question. “Egypt has formally arrested MV Ever Given container ship with a court order (issued by the Court of Ismailia City), pending a compensation payment of 900 million dollars,” MedWave Shipping Agency Libya said. It could not be independently verified if the ship indeed had been ‘arrested’. But reports suggested that the ship had been ‘seized’...

Will my containers be Ever Given to me…………..!!! Latest update This seems to be the new cry from the shippers on the Ever Given which is currently bobbing in the Great Bitter Lakes since it was freed from the banks of the Suez Canal where it was stuck for 6 days. Why the question? Well, as you know, on Monday 29th March, 2021, saw the Ever Given being freed and successfully refloated. The famous “boat” that was stuck in the “canal” was towed to the Great Bitter Lakes area in the ...

The Weekly Round-Up of Those Stories You Probably Missed Some Small, but Perfectly Formed, Logistics Items WORLDWIDE – Following our recent story regarding the continued presence of asbestos in merchant vessels, we were contacted by Mesothelioma.com, a body dedicated to providing the latest medical information on the horrible disease and educating on the dangers of asbestos exposure, plus helping those who are affected and advising on legal matters. The organisation has published an article ...

Stranded Container Ship Opens the Door for More Problems as General Average Declared Freight Forwarding Association Boss Advises Members on Liabilities UK – EGYPT – WORLDWIDE – As the dust, or rather the sand, settles on the blockage of the Suez Canal for six days last week so the operators of the vessel involved, Evergreen Marine Corp, announced a General Average, prompting the most influential of the UK professional bodies involved to remind its members of the necessary course of action...