OOCL Belgium required emergency drydocking in Bremerhaven, recovery action on Gateway Express Service cargo has minimised the impact on shipppers.
OOCL Belgium accident cargo recovery 'minimises impact on shippers' AFTER the 2,992-TEU OOCL Belgium required emergency drydocking in Bremerhaven, recovery action on Gateway Express Service (GEX1 & GEX2) cargo has minimised the impact on shipppers, said Hong Kong's OOCL and "normalisation of service and schedule for the two trade routes is well in progress".
"We have taken various recovery actions including chartering external slots, diversion of urgent traffic to other gateways or services, and we are now working to put the service schedules back to normal in the coming weeks," said the OOCL statement. "We will keep you informed of the recovery schedules of both service routes in due course," said the company of the ice-strengthened ship that plies the north Atlantic trade between Europe and Montreal. Earlier the company said: "We would like to inform you that the vessel OOCL Belgium will undergo emergency dry dock upon arrival at Bremerhaven on March 22. Currently, we are working closely on all affected shipments to minimise the impact on supply chains. All cargo destined to Le Havre will be discharged at Bremerhaven and we will keep you posted with updated vessel voyage information from Bremerhaven to Le Havre once available."