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Massive container vessel docks in Port Elizabeth

Transnet Port Terminals recently welcomed one of the largest container vessels into the Ngqura Container Facility in Port Elizabeth. The MSC SAVANNAH is a container ship built in 2011 with a gross tonnage of 91621 tons and a length of 335m. The vessel is en route to the Far East, having started its transshipment route in West Africa. It was berthed at Ngqura Container Terminal until Sunday. Transnet Port Terminals serviced the vessel, offloading 550 containers and loading a further 2922. the quick turnaround of the MSC Savannah vessel. We were more than ready to effectively and efficiently handle the MSC Savannah vessel using our state-of-the-art equipment handled by our skilled workforce on hand.” The Ngqura Container Terminal was designed to be a trans-shipment hub, servicing traffic from the East, South America and West African markets. It is the deepest container terminal in Southern Africa. Source: Daily News

Container debris washed ashore in Tofino

Debris from containers lost at sea has washed up on beaches and shorelines near Tofino, B.C., raising concerns about potential contamination. The debris was likely from the "Hanjin Seattle" which lost 35 empty containers in rough seas near the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Nov. 3. At least one of the pieces of debris has a Hanjin logo. ​Dan Lewis with the environmental group Clayoquot Action spotted some of the shipping container pieces on the weekend while kayaking off Vargas Island Provincial Park, northwest of Tofino. Some pieces of shipping container debris that have washed up between Tofino and Ucluelet included refrigeration units. Other pieces of debris have been found between Tofino and Ucluelet. Several partial containers have come to rest in parts of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, but it's not yet clear how widespread the debris might be along the park's 125 kilometres of coastlineHanjin was asked about plans for the retrieval and salvage of the containers, but there was no response yet. The "Hanjin Seattle" docked in Seattle after the incident and was inspected there. Report with photos: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shipping-container-debris-washes-up-near-tofino-ucluelet-1.3850388