Our ports update has been abbreviated to show just those terminals where damage and or interruption has been reported. A spreadsheet listing the status of all terminals for which we have reports is attached to this update.
Port
Status
Terminal
Status
Chiba
Open
Cosmo Oil (Main)
Refining under suspension / Cargo ops in working
Kashima
Open
Kashima Denkai
Vsl cargo operation working partly / Plant under suspention
Kashima
Open
Kashima Kyobi
Working as normal
Kashima
Open
Kashima Oil
Refining to resume around this summer / Cargo ops in working by coasters
Kashima
Open
Mitsubishi Chem
Plant in suspension / Several months expected to resume operation
Kashima
Open
Shin-Etsu Chem
Shore facilities under restoration
Onahama
Open for limited vessels
Onahama Petroleum
Coaster berths partly operating
Sendai
Open
JXNOE
Refining expected to resume in 2012 summer / Cargo ops to resume around this summer
The UK P&I Club recently held a Webinar on the subject of Mooring operations and safety; the Webinar received overwhelming response with about 2350 registrations from 78 countries.
We confirm that the container vessel “Ever Given” which grounded in the Suez Canal at about 0540 UTC on 23 March 2021 is insured by the UK Club, The UK Club has insured the owner of “Ever Given” for certain third party liabilities that might arise from an incident such as this.
Hold preparation is probably the most vital part of bulk carrier operations; if it is not undertaken properly, it can result in substantial cargo claims, delays, additional cleaning, survey costs and expensive off-hire disputes.
