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Tanjung Mas crane accident costs port operator Rp 60 billion
Container ship MV Soul of Luck hit the container cranes on Sunday afternoon
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Container trucks pass a checkpoint at Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang, Central Java. (Antara Photo/Aji Styawan)
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tate-owned port operator Pelindo III has said the collapse of three container cranes after being hit by a container ship at Tanjung Mas Port in Semarang on Sunday has cost the company Rp 60 billion (US$4.30 million).
Container ship MV Soul of Luck hit the container cranes on Sunday afternoon, injuring a truck driver and damaging 14 containers, three trucks, among other equipment.
Pelindo III president director Doso Agung assured that port operations had returned to normal and that the incident had not significantly disrupted loading and unloading activities or ship departures and arrivals.
“The loading and unloading percentage per hour of course decreased but we assure that there have been no delays,” Doso told a press briefing recently, adding that the accident occurred because of a sudden failure in the container ship’s engine as it was approaching the pier.
He said efforts to pull the ship back by a motor tug did not work. “The rope broke and the ship moved further into the pier, hitting the container cranes,” Doso said.
Tanjung Emas Port authority head Ahmad Wahid confirmed that the ship’s system did not work because of engine failure.
“We have summoned the ship’s captain and crew members,” Wahid said. (yun/bbn)
