News / MOL sues shipbuilder after Comfort loss, as insurance claims look set to spiral

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Japan’s MOL has begun legal action against the shipbuilder of the ill-fated 8,100teu MOL Comfort, which sank in July last year.

The company has filed a claim in the Tokyo District Court for compensation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the cost of having to strengthen the hulls of six sister ships, after inspections by ClassNK found “buckling-type deformations” on their bottom shell plates.

If the claim succeeds there could be significant implications for thousands of other claims related to the 2008-built ...