A large container ship has a positive case of COVID-19! It has called at many major Chinese ports

According to foreign media reports, on January 14, a container ship named " MSC LAUREN" under MSC was docked at the Port of San Antonio, Chile . Two crew members tested positive for nucleic acid . The voyage was forced to be interrupted and the ship was arranged to be quarantined on the spot in the Valparaiso anchorage!

The cargo ship named "MSC LAUREN" has a capacity of 12,400 TEUs and was built in 2011. It is 365.85 meters long and 48.44 meters wide. It is reported that the ship was in the Port of San Antonio when the crew was tested positive for nucleic acid .

This freighter was fully loaded with Chinese goods and was deployed on the AES route (ANDES EXPRESS SERVICE). In November , it called at many major ports in China, including Shanghai, Xiamen, Shekou, Hong Kong, Ningbo and other ports. It is understood that four shipping companies, HAPAG-LLOYD, HMM, MSC and ONE, shared the cabin of this container ship .

After the "MSC LAUREN" was asked to suspend operations and be quarantined, the cargoes bound for ports such as Coronel, Lirquen, San Antonio, Puerto Angamos, Callao, etc. will face the risk of delays !

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, many cargo ships have had crew members infected with the new coronavirus, thus delaying the journey of container ships. In September 2021, the container ship "Evergreen International" also had four crew members test positive for nucleic acid. It had called at several major Asian ports and the ship was delayed due to the epidemic .

Recently, the global epidemic is still in a high-incidence stage, especially in European and American countries, including many Asian countries. The epidemic is still in a very serious period. Under the current situation, crew members from many countries going out to sea must do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and try to reduce the impact of the epidemic and delay the ship's sea trip.

The editor hereby reminds sellers who have shipping plans in the near future to contact the relevant freight forwarders in time to understand the navigation dynamics of the ship and the situation of ship delays! At the same time, they should also contact the relevant buyers in time and patiently explain the reasons for the ship delays to the customers to avoid unnecessary losses.

Container ship has positive COVID-19 case

It has called at many major Chinese ports