APL boxship smash writes off quay crane

The ultra-large containership APL Temasek which allided with a gantry crane and navy barge at Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) in Port Said on October 27 hit the quay so hard that the crane is a total loss, Splash can reveal.

The 13,900 teu vessel (pictured), a flagship of the Singaporean line’s fleet, has been allowed to leave but the losses from the crane collision will amount to millions of dollars.

A spokesperson for the terminal stressed that despite the loss of the crane there had been no impact on terminal operations.