Containers Overboard!

Containers Overboard!

Israel was rocked by a tremendous storm over a 6 day period that intermittently shut down the ports as strong winds buffeted the area.

On 10 January, the last day of the storm, strong winds again shut down the port.  As per protocol, vessels in port were towed out to sea to ride out the storm.  While being towed out to sea, the Zim Constanza was hit by a huge wave knocking 26 containers overboard including two containers belonging to our clients.

One FCL and one groupage container with 3 clients including a brand new 2013 Mustang were our casualties.

Even though our weekend had started, Meirav Azulai, Import Manager, went to the office to pull the files and immediately update the insurance company.  She forwarded them the relevant documents so they could begin the claim process.

As shown in the pictures about eight containers were washed up on a sea wall including our groupage container.  Our FCL remains underwater and may never be recovered.

Besides the heartache of lost and irreplaceable memorabilia, all our clients were fully insured including coverage of the cost of shipping.  The insurance company and their appraisers are working on these claims while we have made every effort to keep our clients informed of any new development. 

While this is thankfully, an extremely rare event, we have remained in constant contact with our clients offering words of support as we help expedite completion of the insurance process.