Report: Containers fall off Maersk ship into N.J. harbor

Three boxes containing automobiles and kitchen supplies were knocked off the deck of the Maersk Kensington Sunday morning while anchored at the APMT Port Elizabeth terminal, according to a report from NJ.com.    Three boxes containing automobiles and kitchen supplies were knocked off the deck of a Maersk Line vessel in the Newark, N.J. harbor on Sunday morning, according to a report from NJ.com.
   The incident took place at around 11:30 a.m., when a crane operator unintentionally hit the containers while unloading others from the ship, a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesperson reportedly told the newspaper.
   “The containers were non-hazardous and were floating at the time of arrival,” the port authority said. “The vehicles had no batteries, fuel or any liquids which may have entered the bay.”
   The vessel, the Maersk Kensington, was being unloaded at the APM Terminals facility in Port Elizabeth after arriving from Norfolk, Va.
   According to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting, the 6,200-TEU Maersk Kensington serves on the carrier’s MECL service, which connects the U.S. Gulf and East Coast with the Mediterranean, Middle East and Indian subcontinent.
   The loop operates with 11 containerships with an average capacity of 6,387 TEUs and a full port rotation of Houston, Savannah, Norfolk, New York NY/NJ, Algeciras, Port Said, Djibouti, Salalah, Dubai, Jebel Ali, Port Qasim, Pipavav, Mumbai, Salalah, Algeciras, New York NY/NJ, Charleston, Savannah, and Houston.