Communication failures behind MSC Flaminia casualty

Following the outbreak of fires on Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express and APL’s APL Vancouver in January, the court judgment on liability for the MSC Flaminia casualty points to the need for better communication over the nature of hazardous cargoes on board boxships, writes Lloyd’s List’s James Baker

The court opinion over the liability for the explosion and fire on MSC Flaminia in 2012 has shed light on the need for better information sharing among all parties in the supply chain when transporting hazardous cargoes.