Facing a $30,000 fine! Container caught fire at Shekou Terminal!
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According to the Shenzhen Maritime Search and Rescue Center, at about 4:30 in the morning on August 15, the center received an alarm: a large fully loaded container ship had a container fire on board while it was docked at the Shekou Port!
Source: ifeng.com Shenzhen
After receiving the alarm, the Shenzhen Maritime Search and Rescue Center quickly launched an emergency response. Firefighting, maritime supervision, transportation, ports and other departments collaborated to carry out emergency response work. Rescue forces such as coast guard vessels, professional pollution emergency response vessels, and rescue tugs quickly arrived at the scene of the incident and effectively diverted traffic on site to maintain order.
It is reported that the emergency team arrived at the scene immediately and quickly started disposal work. Safely lift and unload the single container on fire and its adjacent containers to the shore for processing.
At the same time, fire trucks and fire boats operated simultaneously to extinguish the fire, and used the shipboard fire-extinguishing system to spray water on surrounding containers to cool down, effectively curbing the spread of the fire, successfully preventing possible secondary disasters, quickly eliminating safety hazards, and ensuring The safety of personnel was ensured, the ship was not further damaged, and no casualties or marine environmental pollution were caused.
Currently, the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.
According to pictures from the accident scene, the container involved in the fire had the OOCL mark, but detailed information such as the name of the container ship, voyage and port call order has not yet been released. It is recommended that relevant cargo owners pay close attention to the notices from shipping companies and freight forwarders in order to understand the follow-up information in a timely manner. Condition.
Accidents have occurred frequently in recent days. This is the third container ship explosion in less than a week.
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On the afternoon of August 9, a transit dangerous goods container loaded on the container ship "Dongming" berthed at the No. 2 berth of the North Second Division of Ningbo Zhoushan Port exploded.
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In the early morning of August 11, an explosion occurred under the deck of the MSC container ship "MSC CAPETOWN III" while it was berthing at the JCT Terminal in the Port of Colombo, followed by a fire.
Shipping companies crack down on concealment of dangerous goods
It is worth noting that just three days before the container fire accident, OOCL Orient Overseas issued a warning notice from the Maritime Safety Administration and a reminder and relevant regulations for declaration of dangerous goods.
OOCL specifically emphasized in the announcement: Once any omission, concealment or misreporting of dangerous goods is discovered, a liquidated damages of USD30,000 per container will be charged.
On August 15, the shipping company Matson Lines issued an announcement, once again solemnly emphasizing its regulations and requirements on the declaration and management of dangerous goods.
The official announcement and detailed arrangements are as follows:
According to the latest warning notification requirements of the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China, and combined with the actual situation of Matson Shipping's dangerous goods declaration, review and management process, our company now solemnly emphasizes once again the relevant regulations and requirements for the declaration and management of dangerous goods.
1. Each dangerous goods shipper needs to strictly implement the safety management responsibilities of dangerous goods, take safety measures such as proper packaging and temperature control as required, and promptly report the correct transportation name, quantity, dangerous characteristics, control and emergency temperature (if necessary), and emergency treatment Measures and other information are notified to our company, and cargo safety and transportability reports are carried out in accordance with regulations;
2. Since July 2019, our company has continuously issued a series of relevant notices and regulations on the review of dangerous goods cargo names and dangerous goods management, and at the same time appointed a third-party loading supervision agency to conduct on-site inspections of third-party loading warehouses. , has gained the understanding and support of our customers. In order to ensure the safety of transportation, we will further increase the frequency and intensity of random inspections to provide a better and more reliable land and sea transportation environment.
3. ForContainers containing dangerous goods that have not been truthfully declared or declared in the wrong category, Matson Steamship will resolutely refuse to load and report it to the maritime affairs, customs or relevant departments for processing;
4. Mason Lines forThe consignor reserves the right to pursue legal liability for concealing or misdeclaring dangerous goods.We will also take measures to restrict/stop accepting bookings for shippers who issue bills of lading to Matson Lines, and impose a minimum penalty of US,000 per natural container.
Mason Steamship (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
August 15, 2024
