{"id":8394,"date":"2019-11-26T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traderiskguaranty.com\/trgpeak\/?p=8394"},"modified":"2021-07-12T15:01:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:01:44","slug":"double-trouble-m-v-zhen-hua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traderiskguaranty.com\/trgpeak\/double-trouble-m-v-zhen-hua\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Trouble: M\/V Zhen Hua 10 and 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

This shipping disaster includes two separate incidents which occurred right offshore within the period of a month on two of the M\/V Zhen Hua vessels.<\/h3>\n

When transporting goods across the ocean, being close to shore does not guarantee the safety of the vessel Whether a boat is docked or near the port, disaster can still strike.<\/p>\n

This cautionary tale involves the Shanghai Zhen Hua Port Machinery Co. (ZPMC), the largest producer for large container cranes in the world. In order for ZPMC to transport their cranes, they converted 18 bulk cargo ships into specialized vessels designed to carry huge cranes across the ocean. This kind of transportation can be very dangerous due to the wind sensitivity of the tall cranes.<\/p>\n

The ZPMC disaster includes 2 individual incidents which both happened within in the same month.<\/p>\n

Beached off Rotterdam Entrance: M\/V Zhen Hua 10<\/h2>\n

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The first part of our story begins as the ZMPC M\/V Zhen Hua 10<\/a> broke free of her moorings in a storm near Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands. The night of February 2nd<\/sup> the ship containing 5 container cranes ran aground just off the beach. The danger of this situation was increased due to the wind sensitivity of the massive cranes aboard the M\/V Zhen Hua 10. The ship could capsize and the cranes could fall across the Danish beach if help didn\u2019t come quickly.<\/p>\n

To combat the situation, SMIT Salvage was contracted to refloat the M\/V Zhen Hua 10. The ship was slowly drifting towards the shore and time was running out. A crew arrived on site and 3 tug boats were connected to the ship.<\/p>\n

On February 5th<\/sup>, during the high tide, the M\/V Zhen Hua 10 was successfully refloated and pulled into port. Disaster was luckily avoided for ZMPC and the expensive cargo onboard was saved.<\/p>\n

The Dangers of Docking: M\/V Zhen Hua 23<\/h2>\n\n\t\t