X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call

The burning ship at the centre of an environmental catastrophe off Sri Lanka was not allowed to offload boxes with leaking acid at two ports, Splash can exclusively reveal. Fire has ravaged the entire length of the three-month-old, 2,700 teu with its owner now accepting a constructive total loss is inevitable. The ship, which caught … Continue reading X-Press Pearl was not allowed to offload leaking box in India and Qatar prior to Sri Lanka call