MSC Flaminia has returned to service, two years after the 6,750-TEU vessel was ravaged by fire then rocked by an explosion that killed two crewmen.
The ship was in the mid-Atlantic engulfed in fire when it found itself at an impasse as European ports refused it shelter while the cargo still smoldered.
Eventually, the German-owned ship was taken in at the new port at Wilhelmshaven. The ship was on charter to the Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at the time of the accident in July 2012.
Following repairs at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's shipyard in Mangalia, Romania, the ship docked at La Spezia, 90 kilometres down the coast from Genoa, and will soon be phased into MSC's network.
Work on the vessel included its conversion into a modern eco-ship. The aim of the modifications to the original design was to reduce fuel consumption and to make the vessel more efficient, reported Lloyd's List.
"By installing a bulbous bow and a new propeller, fuel consumption of MSC Flaminia will be lower as 12 per cent of fuel can be saved, said shipowner Reederei NSB vice-president Bozidar Petrovic, who led the repair team.
"We also use MSC Flaminia to demonstrate which opportunities eco-design offers: namely that older ships can compete with the efficiency of modern vessels."
Earlier, a bulbous bow was fixed to the 8,200-TEU CMA CGM Hugo, which is also managed by Hamburg-based Reederei to improve fuel efficiency. That modification also took place while other repairs were being undertaken.
ACCIDENTS
25 July 2014 - 22:49
Refurbished MSC Flaminia back in service two years after catastrophe
MSC Flaminia has returned to service, two years after the 6,750-TEU vessel was ravaged by fire then rocked by an explosion that killed two crewmen.
ACCIDENTS
25 July 2014 - 22:49
Refurbished MSC Flaminia back in service two years after catastrophe
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