On the afternoon of December 9, a 9200teu container ship under APL named “APL Mexico City” broke free from the anchor rope and drifted away from the port in the windy and severe weather at the Antwerp wharf and collided with the DP World (Dubai port group) wharf crane. Force all cargo transportation businesses to suspend and ports to stop.

The accident resulted in the collapse of the unattended quayside crane by the “APL Mexico City” container ship. Fortunately, there were no casualties. But all cargo traffic in the port was suspended, forcing the port of Antwerp to stop.

According to the data from cargosmart’s big ship period, the “APL Mexico City” container ship involves six shipping companies, including Hapag Lloyd, APL (president of the United States), CMA-CGM (Dafei), etc., sharing cabins: anl, APL, CMA CGM, CNC, Hamburg s Ü D, Hapag-Lloyd

“Antwerp Port Authorities are now making every effort to control the ship, and after the incident six tugs have been deployed to help the ship Park in a safe place, but the container ship has been damaged and has to be repaired before it can sail again,” said Kris thieren, spokesman for DP World. We are making every effort to get back to work as soon as possible. “