The 37,322-dwt bulker Bluebill was northbound transiting in ballast condition when it suffered a collision with the Gamboa Bridge, located on the east side of the Gaillard Cut at the Chagres River.
Michael Grey examines issues around extreme weather, container lashings and "reasonable" expectations of the vessel's master.
Australia has detained containership APL England in Brisbane port on Thursday night following the loss of about 40 containers off Sydney on Sunday.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has raised the alarm on an increasing number of seriously ill seafarers being denied medical evacuation or access to ports during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
There are signs various initiatives to combat the issue of containership fires are starting to bear fruit with a lower number of incidents in recent months.
An Iranian containership Shahraz suffered severe damage in a suspected collision with Indonesian bulker Samudra Sakti 1 near Batam Island early on Monday morning.
An unconfirmed number of workers are reported to be missing after fire broke out onboard an aframax tanker Jag Leela docked in Waruna Shipyard in Belawan.
