According to an advisory release by Ocean Network Express, the Port Authority is yet to give their final approval to start discharge operations, which is expected to be received in the next few days. The authority is monitoring the preparation of the site.
“We are in close contact with the local authorities to be able to start discharging of the distressed containers soonest. We hope to receive permission to commence this operation shortly and based on the information currently available, we expect the discharge to take approximately two months,” ONE added.
Containers and cargoes considered unaffected by the fire incident are in a dry and sound condition, and the company is exploring its options.
Hapag-Lloyd earlier informed that up to 202 containers have been identified to be a total loss due to the fire, which started on Yantian Express’ deck and towards the fore end of the vessel on January 3. At the time, the ship was on its way from Colombo to Halifax.
Once unloaded, these containers would not be inspected and would be sent for destruction, Richards Hogg Lindley (RHL) as General Average and Salvage Adjusters informed.
HAPAG遭遇火災的Yantian Express在2019年 2 月 4 日 抵達 巴哈馬自由港兩週後仍在等待卸下受損的集裝箱。
根據Ocean Network Express的一份諮詢報告，港務局尚未最終批准開始卸貨業務，預計將在未來幾天內收到。當局正在監督該網站的準備工作。
“我們與當地政府保持密切聯繫，以便能夠盡快開始卸下不幸的集裝箱。我們希望很快獲得開始這項行動的許可，並根據現有的信息，我們預計排放大約需要兩個月，“ ONE補充道。
被認為不受火災事故影響的集裝箱和貨物處於乾燥和良好狀態，公司正在找尋選擇。
Hapag-Lloyd早些時候通報說，由於火災導致多達202個集裝箱被確定為完全損壞，火災始於1月3日在Yantian Express的甲板和船的前端開始。當時，該船正從Colombo到Halifax。
作為共同海損和救助協調的理查茲霍格林德利（RHL）通知，一旦卸下，這些集裝箱將不會被檢查並將被送去銷毀。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff , Image Courtesy: Container News
