by Diva Fortes | Jan 8, 2021 | our cases
Spreader fell in vessel’s hold on top of loaded containers. A 40ft container was just loaded in a large container vessel at a terminal in Rotterdam-Maasvlakte. When the empty spreader was lifted, one of the flippers hooked underneath a part of the vessel. Due to the...
by Diva Fortes | Jan 7, 2021 | our cases
Vessel’s navigation mast hit the gantry crane. A container feeder arrived at a container terminal at Maasvlakte-Rotterdam. While proceeding astern in order to moor the vessel over alongside the quay, the navigation mast on poop deck collided with the lowered jib of...
by Diva Fortes | Jan 6, 2021 | our cases
Container torn open and cargo transferred. During cargo operations on board a container feeder at a terminal in Rotterdam-Maasvlakte a container loaded with approx. 14 m.tons of milk powder in bags, was torn open at one side. We were instructed by the stevedore to...
by Diva Fortes | Jan 5, 2021 | our cases
Unintended simultaneous hoisting of two 20ft containers, in single lift modus. After a 40ft container was loaded in the hold of a large container vessel at Rotterdam-Maasvlakte, the crane driver lowered the spreader on two 20ft containers, which were to be discharged...
by Diva Fortes | Jan 4, 2021 | our cases
Head on collision between two trains. We were instructed on behalf of a rail road company in relation to a collision between two trains at the shunt yard in Venlo. A locomotive collided head on with the loaded rear wagon of a cargo train. Due to the collision, the...
by Diva Fortes | Jan 3, 2021 | our cases
Spreader with container dropped on containers loaded on barge. At a container terminal a gantry crane was carefully lowering its spreader with locked 40ft container in the hold of a barge, when it suddenly continued lowering in uncontrolled manner. This resulted to...