Maersk vessel ‘may have been’ involved in collision outside Taizhou

The cargo from the vessel Maersk Enshi will be taken up by the Maersk Guthorm after a supposed collision occurred south of Shanghai, according to a Maersk Line advisory.    A Maersk Line vessel, the Maersk Enshi, “may have been” involved in a collision outside Taizhou, China, according to an emailed advisory from the Danish ocean carrier.
   The ocean carrier said that “the incident is under investigation and we will share further information once available.” The 13,092-TEU vessel was sailing on the transpacific portion of the 2M Alliance TP2 service. In its place, the Maersk Guthorm will ship cargo from Ningbo, Shanghai and Yokohama to Long Beach and Oakland, Maersk said.
   “We are working on the contingency for the cargo on board Maersk Enshi and will communicate updates as we receive them,” said Maersk Line.
   According to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting, the port rotation for the TP2 is Tanjung Pelepas, Cai Mep (near Ho Chi Minh), Shekou Shenzhen (Chiwan), Yantian Shenzhen, Shanghai, Long Beach, Oakland CA, Vostochniy Russia, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou Shenzhen (Chiwan), Singapore, Port Said Egypt, Haifa, Koper, Trieste, Rijeka Croatia, Gioia Tauro, Port Said Egypt, King Abdullah City, Salalah and Tanjung Pelepas.