![]() MSC, like others in the liner shipping industry, remains firmly opposed to this illegal trade and actively takes steps to counter the criminals’ new techniques. “The traffickers behind the MSC Gayane incident used groundbreaking methods to smuggle their drugs and the operation could not have been foreseen or predicted by any honest shipping operator. “Shipping lines and their staff are neither mandated, resourced nor trained to confront the dangerous individuals who operate organized criminal organizations,” continues MSC. All modes of transport, from ships to trucks, trains and planes, are subject to the threat of illicit trafficking and as long as consumption continues, supply through international drug cartels will persist. The cocaine trade has been surging in recent years and this is an industry-wide issue, says MSC. MSC says that most of the elements in the Bloomberg story have already been publicly reported during the 3 1⁄2 years since the incident and MSC’s Victim Impact Statement related to the incident is filed in court. MSC says that most of the elements in the Bloomberg story have already been publicly reported during the 3 1⁄2 years since the incident and that its Victim Impact Statement related to the incident is filed in court. The ship was subsequently released on bond after $10 million cash and a $40 million surety bond were paid by MSC and the vessel’s owner, JP Morgan Asset Management. The seizure came after the discovery of nearly 20 tons of cocaine, said to have a street value of $1.3 billion, aboard the vessel. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) says it is “aware of” a mid-December 2022 Bloomberg media story about the 2019 incident in which the 10,766 TEU MSC Gayane became the largest vessel ever seized by U.S. ![]() ![]() MCS Gayane moored in Philadelphia after CBP's record cocaine seizure. Traffic resumes after Suez Canal collision.VIDEO: Bonnie G fuel removal gets underway.VIDEO: Bonnie G refloated and relocated.Höegh Autoliners could be bunkering clean ammonia in JAXPORT by 2027.Pacific green corridor ports agree partnership strategy.Dynagas LNG Partners ice class LNG carrier awarded new Equinor time charter.Maersk’s record breaking year ends on a muted note.Containership deliveries reach a record high.Is the battle for Euronav nearing an end?.Maintenance error caused $1.2 million Endo Breeze engine room fire.Port of Auckland fined in dock worker death case.MAIB reports on a somewhat Jägermeister-assisted grounding.NTSB recommends new measures to end pipeline anchor strikes.CMA CGM reaches settlements with EPA on VGP violation claims.Offshore Energy Security Act aims to get offshore oil and gas lease sales moving.Europe’s FuelEU aims to kick start shift to greener fuels.Senator says Buy American waiver should not apply to Small Shipyard grants.New AOWFA legislation aims to close offshore energy Jones Act loophole.New USCG guidance on SASH crew safety compliance.12 migrant stowaways interdicted on barge headed into San Juan.Lawsuit alleges MSC civilian mariner was raped by captain.IMO Assembly seeks to crack down on “dark fleet”.Teck and Oldendorff to fit bulker with rotor sails.COSCO signs up for containership methanol retrofits.Euronav brings ammonia powered VLCCs into its fleet expansion moves.
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