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A fire aboard the Seaspan-owned Zim Charleston has seen the vessel held at the East Container Terminal, Colombo.

Fire broke out on the 8,586 teu containership on 8 August in cargo hold four as the ship was leaving Colombo. Damaged containers in the affected bays were discharged on 12 August.

A source at Zim told The Loadstar  “the incident is being handled by the owner”.

Insurance consultant WK Webster reports that the number of affected containers may be around 300 – the result ...

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