Overboard containers from APL Antwerp retrieved

All eight containers have been moved onto the pier at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals.    Eight containers fell off the APL Antwerp into the Elizabeth River during off-load operations at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) at about 4 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.
   All of the containers have been located and have been moved onto the pier at NIT, the port said in a press release Tuesday. Virginia Port Authority CEO and Executive Director John Reinhart confirmed no one was hurt during the incident.
   No hazmat materials were in the boxes, a Port of Virginia spokesperson confirmed with American Shipper.
   The port added that cargo operations at the Port of Virginia are proceeding according to schedule.
   BlueWater Reporting shows CMA CGM operates the 8,100-TEU APL Antwerp. The vessel is deployed on the INDAMEX/IEX service, which operates with nine vessels averaging 8,091 TEUs and a rotation of Port Qasim, Mumbai, Mundra, Damietta, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, Port Said, Jeddah and Port Qasim.
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