Crew safe after abandoning fire hit Felicity Ace
The crew has abandoned car-carrier Felicity Ace, which was ablaze off the Azores. The fire is estimated to have damaged cargo worth $401 million.
Source: The Loadstar
Similar Posts
Maersk starts intermodal Far East – Europe service
Maersk will launch a new intermodal service this week that will connect Korea, Japan and China to the Kaliningrad Region in Russia, the Baltic countries, and Poland through Trans-Siberian. Source: Container News
Container line schedule reliability plunges to 35.8% in 2021
Container line schedule reliability dropped from 78% in 2019 to 63.9% in 2020, and then to 35.8% in 2021, marking a staggering drop from the pre-2020 levels. Source: Container News
Dockworkers at US West Coast record a surge in Covid cases
About 1,700 dockworkers at West Coast ports have tested positive for Covid-19 in January alone, stretching capacity at the country’s busiest gateway for shipping containers. Source: Supply Chain Brain
U.S. Senate introduces a new and flexible version of OSRA bill
To promote the US exports and curb carriers’ power over bot container service and equipment fees charged to shippers, the U.S. Senate introduced a new, flexible version of the bill on Thursday. Source: Logistics Insider
Dalian, the latest China port to be hit by Covid
Dalian is the latest port city in China to detect the Omicron variant. As a result, forwarders have warned of more shipping delays in the countdown to the Chinese New Year. Source: The Loadstar