Cma-Cgm-Norma

The "CMA CGM Norma" collided with the Chinese cargo ship "Yusheng 366", 980 dwt (MMSI: 412523170) in the early morning of Dec 24, 2018, in the Pearl River estuary in pos. 22 16N 113 47 E, 20 miles SW of Hong Kong. The Chinese ship sank after the collision, its crew was rescued. The accomodation block remained protruding from the water. The container ship was coming from Nansha port and was bound for Singapore. It moored near the collision site for inspections and investigations. On Dec 26 she was still anchored in pos. 22° 3.68' N 113° 51.90' E. Report with photo: http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/cargo-vessel-sinks-on-collision-with-cma-cgm-boxship.html

The Port of Oakland nearly missed out on a scheduled visit from an enormous cargo ship last week because of a dispute between local bar pilots and the world's third largest container shipping company. The dispute is part of a larger battle over the rates shippers will pay pilots to safely navigate oversized cargo ships into and out of the Port of Oakland. San Francisco Bar Pilots usually dispatch a single pilot to navigate a ship through the Bay. Citing safety concerns, the group wants two of its members to work together on ships longer than 1,115 feet. At night, they want two-pilot teams working on ships longer than 1,000 feet. Read more: http://www.baycitizen.org/san-francisco-bay/story/dispute-forced-cargo-ship-cancel-bay/