I can't understnad the ecomonics of towing it to China from Europe, then paying the repair bill and regarding this as a viable ship. While vehicle transporters are in relatively short supply I'd be amazed that a Classification Society will re-register the ship and it will pay back the investment, against costs and liabilities. Also, with the situation in the Red Sea I can't see the Med route being viable and towing this round the tip of Africa etc will need a very good weather window. Maybe send the story to 'What's Going on with Shipping?'?
Hmmm. After the high temperatures of the fires on board, that ship is no longer safe. The heat would have ruined the temper of the steel alloys. If they sail that thing again, it will break up some day, from fire caused, brittle steel structural members.
It will be interesting to see if she gets rebuilt and how she'll look. Those electric cars are not all that. Definately not safe. Those batteries are a nightmare.
No EV’s caught fire on the Fremantle Highway. Only one out of 498 EV’s failed to start and drive off the ship under its own power. The fire was ENTIRELY due to 1500 burning ICE vehicles.
There's no eu rule preventing the BMW's being re-sold. Thats BMW protecting their brand. They can't be sure the cars haven't been damaged in some way (nit even visible) and won't want the warranty and reputational damage risk. Very common in this type of scenario The EU rule about waste will be to ensure that the environment is protected, by ensuring that the ship (as contaminated industrial goods) is handled through a licensed environmentally responsible companies, rather than sold supposedly as for reuse, but actually ending up in a dodgy ship breakers that pollutes the environment and makes workers work in unsafe conditions etc. It's about taking responsibility for your own products, rather than blindly turning them over to unscrupulous third countries and pretending the problem doesn't exist.
The Dutch judge ruled that the ship was in a state of "waste", not to trouble anyone else with. (We Dutch had some painful precedent years ago, involving Trafigura company and probably vessel "Probo Koala".) So the question was: how to upgrade "mere waste" to "resources fit to be towed to a recycling facility".
None of the EV’s burnt. One was damaged by heat and didn’t start but the other 497 were driven off the ship after the soot was washed off them. Less than 25% of the ICE vehicles on the ship were salvageable.
I can't understnad the ecomonics of towing it to China from Europe, then paying the repair bill and regarding this as a viable ship. While vehicle transporters are in relatively short supply I'd be amazed that a Classification Society will re-register the ship and it will pay back the investment, against costs and liabilities. Also, with the situation in the Red Sea I can't see the Med route being viable and towing this round the tip of Africa etc will need a very good weather window.
Maybe send the story to 'What's Going on with Shipping?'?
Hmmm. After the high temperatures of the fires on board, that ship is no longer safe. The heat would have ruined the temper of the steel alloys. If they sail that thing again, it will break up some day, from fire caused, brittle steel structural members.
Tofu-dreg steel?
Not if they repaint it and rename it...
They don't use heat treated steel. They might do an annealing after forming or welding.
It will be interesting to see if she gets rebuilt and how she'll look.
Those electric cars are not all that. Definately not safe. Those batteries are a nightmare.
No EV’s caught fire on the Fremantle Highway.
Only one out of 498 EV’s failed to start and drive off the ship under its own power.
The fire was ENTIRELY due to 1500 burning ICE vehicles.
There's no eu rule preventing the BMW's being re-sold. Thats BMW protecting their brand. They can't be sure the cars haven't been damaged in some way (nit even visible) and won't want the warranty and reputational damage risk. Very common in this type of scenario
The EU rule about waste will be to ensure that the environment is protected, by ensuring that the ship (as contaminated industrial goods) is handled through a licensed environmentally responsible companies, rather than sold supposedly as for reuse, but actually ending up in a dodgy ship breakers that pollutes the environment and makes workers work in unsafe conditions etc. It's about taking responsibility for your own products, rather than blindly turning them over to unscrupulous third countries and pretending the problem doesn't exist.
I hope the salvage company receives payment before delivery . . .
It was a grease fire in the kitchen.
The Chinese will give it a lick of paint and get it going again.
"Almer Haven": read "Eemshaven".
China can convert it into a landing craft!!!
We are told to recycle and think "green"but obviously it doesn't apply to everyone😮
The Dutch judge ruled that the ship was in a state of "waste", not to trouble anyone else with. (We Dutch had some painful precedent years ago, involving Trafigura company and probably vessel "Probo Koala".) So the question was: how to upgrade "mere waste" to "resources fit to be towed to a recycling facility".
That's a tall barge not a "she". to me anyway.
Maybe it will be an aircraft carrier.
Ev cars must be safe to carry in this ships I guess😂😂😮😊
None of the EV’s burnt.
One was damaged by heat and didn’t start but the other 497 were driven off the ship after the soot was washed off them.
Less than 25% of the ICE vehicles on the ship were salvageable.
Some dutch official got $$$$$$
CHINA NO NO NO
It's silly €Uropean rules . . .
What rules do you mean?