News / Lawyers initiate first claims against carriers for boxes lost from ONE Apus

ONE Apus in Kobe Port December 2020.

Last winter was an exceptional period for cargo losses on the North Pacific trades, with many containers lost in storms – not least from the ONE Apus, which lost more than 1,800 containers.

The 14,000 teu ship was en route to California when a storm dislodged container stacks which toppled into the sea, damaging lower-stacked containers as they fell.

In the first three cases filed with the New York Southern District Court, Navigators Inc and forwarders De Well and All-Ways are claiming more ...