Maersk Line’s partner on the main east-west trades, MSC, has revealed that the burnt Maersk Honam will finally berth at the port of Jebel Ali in the UAE next Tuesday. Containers that were not burnt will be offloaded in four to seven days.
MSC stated hotspots on the ship have almost been extinguished two and a half months on from the fire that ripped through the 15,000 teu ship in the Arabian Sea leading to the loss of five crewmembers’ lives.
Shippers keen to get their containers are likely to have to fork out considerable extra sums with MSC saying in a note to clients that it will be charging $750 per teu and $1,250 feu to move the boxes.
