Chinese Ship Demolishes Container Crane at Ivory Coast Port [Abidjan – 18 May 2017]

Posted by admin on May 21, 2017 in Bulletins

On Thursday (18 May), the Chinese-flagged general cargo ship M/V DA ZHI (see photo below) struck a container gantry crane (No. P1) while coming into Berth 21 at Abidjan port. The crane collapsed onto the dock causing a total loss, with substantial reflective damage to containers and equipment that were present nearby. In our continuing inquiries, we are being told that there were no injuries to personnel.

The Abidjan Port Authority’s website [http://portabidjan.com/en] indicates that its container terminal has a complement of four (4) container gantry cranes. As a result of Thursday’s accident, we now assume that three (3) are left available for use.

Link to Media Account:  COSCO’s heavylift ship destroyed gantry crane (051817)

Link to Media Account: Port Autonome d’Abidjan – Un grave accident a failli se produire (051917)

This accident comes in the wake of yet another ship allision with a container crane, occurring at Jebel Ali port in Dubai earlier this month with similar consequences.

The following photographs depict scenes on the ground at Abidjan port: