Vietnamese Terminal Suspends Operations Due to Rise in Covid Cases
With a consistent rise in Covid Cases over the month, the Vietnamese port authority is forced to stop few operations at Ho Chi Minh’s largest international terminal.
Incidents
Hardware Failure leads to Suspension of Container Operations at Houston Port
Operations at Houston Por’s two container terminals are sought to be suspended for after a hardware failure.
Container Ship Kota Lembah Collides with Fishing Boat
Kota Lembah, a container ship collided with a fishing boat on an early morning of 28th July in the Bay of Plenty.
Operations on Halt Again at Durban Port
container operations at Durban are now put on halt due to a suspicious cyberattack against port operator Transnet.
Typhoon In-Fa forces China to shut down ports in Shanghai & Yangshan areas
As a precautionary measure, Chinese maritime authorities shut down ports in Shanghai and neighboring Yangshan areas.
Tropical Storm Elsa bashes parts of the Southeastern United States
Weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa has weakened to 40 mph as it made its way to Southern Carolina earlier on Thursday.
Explosion aboard a containership at the port of Jebel Ali reported
A container ship anchored at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port caught fire on Wednesday, leading to a massive explosion illuminating the night sky.
Savannah Port Dredging Activity Results in Cargo Delays
The port of Savannah in Georgia is facing delays in cargo shipments for the last two days due to the ongoing dredging activity to make the berths deeper
Fremantle Harbour Workers to Strike for the next 24 hours
The Fremantle port workers have decided to strike for the next 24 hours to legally protect the industrial operations from 10 a.m beginning from the 25th June.
Hamburg Süd vessel Crashes into ferry pier in Santos
CAP SAN ANTONIO, a containership with a capacity of 11,503TEU breached into a ferry pier on 20th June in the Port of Santos in Brazil.
ITAL LIBERA denied entry in Asia due to COVID cases among the crew; diverted to Italy
Force majeure declared due to no Asian ports accepting ITAL LIBERA. Vessel diverted to call Italy first in order to repatriate the captain.
OOCL containership crashes into two cranes at the Port of Kaohsiung
OOCL Containership came in contact with two gantry cranes while proceeding to berth at Kaohsiung on June 3, upon arrival from Hong Kong.
MAERSK EMERALD runs aground in the Suez Canal; suffers a minor delay
MAERSK EMERALD reportedly suffered a mechanical malfunction and ran aground in the Suez Canal, on the morning of May 28.
Containership LIDER HALIL disabled in Dardanelles, anchored at Erenkoy
LIDER HALIL was en route from Novorossiysk, Russia to Alexandria, Egypt when it got disabled and had to be anchored.
Argentina Port Workers on Strike; Activities on Halt
Activities on the ports of Argentina have been at a standstill since dockworkers are on strike for 24hours.