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Antwerp crane collapses after being hit by APL container vessel

A harbour crane Antwerp port collapsed in the afternoon of Monday after being hit by container vessel APL Mexico City.

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

December 10, 2019

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The 2014-built, 9,326-teu APL Mexico City was reported drifted as her mooring broke due to strong wing, sending her crashing onto the crane at DP World terminal.

The crane was not manned at the time of the accident and no injuries were reported.

Local reports said tugboats had tried in vain to stop the container vessel and the crew were also unable to control the boxship in time.

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Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

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