Volans

On Nov 24, 2025, four ships broke lose from their berths at the port of Brisbane during a storm with wind speeds of up to 70 knots . The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) launched an investigation into the incident, which was due to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. The ATSB team had to assess winches and equipment, such as mooring lines and anchor arrangements, collected evidence such as recorded data and documents from the ships, vessel traffic services, and pilotage provider. The iInvestigators were also expected to interview masters, pilots and other parties involved. Affected were the container ships 'Volans', on charter to COSCO for the JKN service between Asia and New Zealand via Brisbane, the 'Wide India' (IMO: 9698252), currently on charter to Hapag-Lloyd for their SEA service, Southeast Asia-Australia, the 'MSC Barbara' (IMO: 9226932), on MSC's Panda service from China, and the vehicles carrier 'Viking Passama' (IMO: 9491874). No major damage to the ships or the infrastructure was reported to Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads, no injuries and no pollution. At about 3 p.m. LT the 'Viking Passama' was berthing, when gales pushed the ship away from the wharf. Four of the mooring lines parted and the ship moved into the centre of the shipping channel. Two tugs assisted in pushing the ship alongside after winds subsided.  Shortly after, the 'MSC Barbara' broke away from its berth when its mooring lines paid out or parted. The ship drifted to the other side of the channel and grounded on muddy bottom in Morton Bay east of Mud Island. Pilots boarded the ship, which was successfully refloated and conducted it to the anchorage outside the harbour, where divers were deployed to inspect the hull. At the same time, the 'Wide India' broke away from its berth when its mooring lines snapped. The ship's master maintained its position in the channel until pilots boarded and conducted it to the anchorage.  Around the same time, the 'Volans' partially broke away from its berth when its aft mooring lines parted. The remaining mooring lines kept the vessel close to the wharf, until it was returned to position. All ships were anchored, and the Port of Brisbane was re-opened for shipping on the evening. The 'MSC Barbara' remained stationary in Brisbane as of Nov 26. The 'Volans' sailed on Nov 24 en route to Auckland with an ETA as of Nov 26. The 'Viking Passama' sailed from the port again on Nov 25, en route to Port Kembla with an ETA as of Nov 29. The 'Wide India' left Brisbane on Nov 25, next bound to Tanjung Pelapas with an ETA as of Dec 8.

The 'Volans' successfully unloaded its cargo at Prince Rupert on June 16, 2021, two days after the vessel was prevented from docking by a group of protesters boycotting the Jewish state. The vessel, owned by Israel-based ZIM Shipping Services, Ltd., left the port again on June 17, next headed to Shanghai. A self-described “Block the Boat” protest group backing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement had on Monday temporarily had stopped the ship from docking by picketing the terminal entrance. Block the Boat had previously prevented the 'Volans' from docking at the Port of Oakland on June 4, and has also staged protests and unsuccessful boycott efforts at the ports of Vancouver, New York and elsewhere. B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn called Block the Boat demonstrations “deplorable” and antisemitic. “These attempts to block Israeli shipping to Canada are deplorable and fortunately, so far unsuccessful,” he said, “In a clear case of antisemitism, extremists in various Western countries are targeting these vessels solely because they are linked to the Jewish State.” On June 15, anticipating Block the Boat’s spreading to Prince Rupert, B’nai Brith said it had urged Prince Rupert Port Authority to protect the flow of commerce and keep “the port open to Israeli shipping. “Law enforcement officials at all levels of government have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that Canada’s ports are not crippled by antisemitic boycotts.”

The 'Volans', owned by the Haifa-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., docked in Oakland on June 4, 2021,but turned back out to sea later in the day after workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 declined to cross the line of protesters to unload the ship’s cargo. It was the first time in seven years that a Zim container ship came into Oakland’s port. The action was led by the San Francisco-based Arab Resource and Organizing Center as part of a weeklong “Block the Boat” campaign conceived as a response to Israeli actions in Gaza. Protests were scheduled at ports including Seattle, Los Angeles and New York in support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Protesters have criticized Zim as an Israeli government entity, but the company was privatized and restructured some time ago. im stated: “Due to operational constraints and long delays in the port of Oakland, and in order to meet schedule departures in the Far East, we will be calling on other US West Coast Ports until further notice.” No mention was made of the protests.

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