General

Misfortunes never come singly. Recently, there have been two ship fires in a row. The details are as follows:

01

According to foreign media reports, on September 9, the container ship MSC KATRINA in the southwestern part of Port Elizabeth, South Africa suddenly caught fire.

Port history:

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This ship is NUC. It started drifting on the morning of September 9th. Later, she seemed to be towed by the SAR tugboat SA AMANDLA towards Port Elizabeth.

According to the data of the large sailing schedule, the ship called Yantian, Yangshan, Ningbo, Nansha, Shekou and other domestic ports in July.

According to the forefront of cross-border information, MSC KATRINA was on the way from Lome Togo to Durban, South Africa at the time of the incident.

The fire alarm has been confirmed, and there are no other reports of pollution or cargo damage.

Cross-border Forefront reminds you that if you have cargo on this ship, you must contact the agent in time to confirm the damage and delay of the shipment.

02

On the afternoon of September 8, a fire broke out in the cargo hold of a bulk carrier moored at Botlek Rotterdam.

The ship is carrying scrap metal, including lithium batteries. It is said that the cargo lithium batteries caught fire.

Port history:

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According to the forefront of cross-border information, this ship is the COSCO bulk carrier AN CHANG, which has been anchored in Rotterdam since September 2. As of 02:20 on September 9, there were auxiliary port ships and a tugboat nearby, and the fire continued.

The cargo hold is currently closed to prevent the spread of dangerous smoke in the port and adjacent areas.

Cross-border Forefront reminds you that if you have cargo on this ship, you must contact the agent in time to confirm the damage and delay of the shipment.