The recent collapse of a container crane at Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal (Nhava Sheva Port), India’s largest container facility, is causing major disruptions to berthing schedules, according to a seniorOOCL India official.
“The terminal is running behind schedule by more than five days,” the official told the JOC.
Hong-Kong based OOCL, which operates the Indamex Service connecting the Port of Nhava Sheva with ports on the US East Coast, said that ships operating under the fixed-day berthing window scheme are the worst affected due to low levels of productivity and extended stays.
The Indamex service is a vessel-sharing agreement among five major carriers, including Hapag-Lloyd,CMA CGM, APL and NYK Line.
“The consortium members have been in touch with port officials to know their actions aimed at restoring normalcy at the terminal. There is, however, no positive outcome yet,” added the official.
According to the JOC, a number of vessels remain anchored in the port’s harbor with many more expected to follow suit in the coming days.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Container Terminal is one of three box terminals in Nhava Sheva Port, responsible for the movement of nearly 60 percent of India’s containerized trade.
Nehru handled a record 4.32 million TEU during FY2012, up 1.5 percent from the 4.27 million TEU handled the previous year.
Saturday storms damage four Port of Charleston cranes
Officials with the South Carolina State Ports Authority say four cranes at the Wando Welch Terminal were damaged Saturday night because of storms.
According to the SCSPA, winds with estimated speeds of 70 mph, blew a super post-Panamax crane, which struck another crane.
The resulting chain reaction damaged two other cranes. There were no operators in the cranes and no injuries were reported.
A press release by the SCSPA states that a response team is onsite to clean up hydraulic fluid that leaked from the cranes, and no fluid entered the harbor.
An engineering firm is expected to take a look at the cranes and determine the extent of the damage. Officials with the SCSPA say that it could take between one and three months to get the cranes operational based on initial estimates.
Spokeswoman Allison Skipper said there are currently seven super post-Panamax cranes that are fully functional.
"We will make adjustments as needed," Skipper said. "Just as we have in the past relocating cranes or installing or load testing new cranes at the dock."
The SCSPA says 74 containers were impacted by high winds as well with the damaged boxes being placed in the container yard.
You would think that being a ship to shore crane driver would be one of the safest jobs within the port industry.........maybe not !!
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