The ONE Apus left the Port of Kobe three months after it berthed to offload damaged containers and carry out repairs.
As ONE informed, ONE Apus departed the Port of Kobe on 16 March, and is expected to arrive in Long Beach 30 March. Nevertheless, because of port congestion the vessel is not expected to berth until 7 April.
As advised, while the general plan was to back-load as many original sound and transloaded containers on ONE Apus as reasonably possible, there are some containers originally carried on ONE Apus may need to be carried on different vessels due to safety and/or operational constraints, or where the required documentation could not be completed in time for ONE Apus
ONE stated.
The ONE Apus is one of the largest container losses in recent years, as it lost 1,816 boxes overboard on 30 November 2020. The incident happened due to severe weather, during a transpacific voyage.
After the boxes loss, the ship turned around to head for the Port of Kobe, where unloading operations started on 11 December.
What is more, a series of serious container loss incidents on the transpacific recently has increased concerns regarding the stability and safety of container stowage of very large and ultra large containerships in extreme weather conditions.
