A super large container ship was stranded on the way! It had been docked in Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and other ports

According to foreign media reports, on December 24 , an ultra-large container ship en route from Piraeus to Rotterdam lost power due to unexplained damage while sailing along the coast of Portugal .

It is understood that the giant ship dropped anchor between 13:30 and 17:00 UTC , during which it was disabled and drifted for about three hours before resuming sailing and arriving in Rotterdam on December 27. As of December 28 UTC, the freighter is currently anchored in Rotterdam.

It is understood that the container ship had called at domestic ports such as Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai and Ningbo. It is reported that the cargo originally scheduled to be sent to ports such as Rotterdam and Hamburg may be delayed.

Relevant people said that ships ran aground mainly due to engine problems , which caused a short-term loss of propulsion . This is a relatively common type of accident, with several such accidents occurring almost every day around the world .

But there are only a handful of mega-ships with a container capacity of more than 20,000 TEU, so an accident on such a ship , no matter how “trivial” , is an incident.

There are many uncertainties in transporting cross-border goods by sea. Previously, a container bound for Africa was hijacked at sea, which also attracted widespread attention from sellers and freight forwarders in the industry.

The cross-border logistics transportation volume is large around Christmas, but there are many unstable factors in sea transportation. We hope that those going out to sea can sail smoothly on the sea and reach the target port.

The editor would also like to remind you that during this period, relevant sellers who have transportation relationships with the freighter should contact the freight forwarder in a timely manner to understand the logistics and transportation situation, and contact customers in a timely manner to patiently explain the logistics situation to avoid troubles such as bad store reviews caused by logistics delays.

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Sailing in distress

It has been connected to many major ports in China