ONE APUS cargo losses expected to reach US$200m

The total cargo loss from the ONE APUS, which lost approximately 1,816 containers in severe weather, is anticipated to reach US$200m or more according to marine claims consultancy WK Webster.

The 14,000 teu vessel was en route to Long Beach from Yantian, China, when it suffered a huge container stack collapse near Hawaii on November 30.

A storm cell producing gale-force winds and large swells caused the ONE APUS to roll heavily, which resulted in over a thousand containers dislodging and fall in the ocean – including 64 Dangerous Goods (DG) containers.