Hapag-Lloyd announced that the fire-stricken Yantian Express departed from Freeport, Bahamas, on the evening of May 2019. According to the company, the vessel sailed after ‘all necessary preparatory work could be successfully concluded’.
The company stated that Yantian Express will arrive at Halifax terminal, Nova Scotia, today, where it will discharge containers.
Cargo will be delivered in the usual way under the relevant contract of carriage for all those customers who have arranged salvage and General Average security.
Yet, any cargo still being without security coverage at this point, cannot be forwarded to its final destination.
Concerning the fire incident that caused damage, the fire broke out on 3 January in one of the containers onboard the 7,510 TEU container ship ‘Yantian Express’ approximately 1,015 miles northeast of Bermuda and spread to additional containers. The ship was en route from Colombo to Halifax via the Suez Canal, at the time of the incident.
The vessel arrived at Freeport, Bahamas (port of refuge) on 4 February. By late March 2019, all containers in the fire impacted areas in way of cargo holds 1 and 2 (on and under deck) had been discharged from the vessel.