HMM Platinum 火灾后宣布共同海损，货主面临担保与放货不确定性
HMM Platinum general average adds to cargo woes, as search for refuge drags on
HMM 宣布对发生火灾的集装箱船 HMM Platinum 实施共同海损，但船舶仍在南非外海寻找避难港。货主需在货物转运或放行前提供救助担保和共同海损担保，未投保货主还需缴纳现金押金，具体金额尚未确定。该船载有约 2,300 个集装箱，卸货时间表仍不明确。
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9 November 2026
HMM has declared general average following the fire aboard the HMM Platinum, generating a slew of new hurdles for cargo owners, with the carrier still seeking a port of refuge for the vessel, which has spent the past month anchored off the South African coast.
Korhi Average Adjusters & Surveyors have been appointed to handle the adjustment for the 5,593 teu containership, with Korhi and Richards Hogg Lindley responsible for collecting general average security.
Those with cargo aboard will be required to provide salvage security and general average security before shipments can be forwarded or released, while uninsured cargo owners will be required to provide cash deposits, although the amounts have yet to be determined.
Given the extent of cargo damage and timetable for discharging containers remains unclear, the requirements add more uncertainty for forwarders and their customers with shipments aboard the vessel.
Fire broke out aboard the Liberian-flagged vessel on 6 October, while sailing from Kattupalli to Santos, with reports claiming that the blaze originated in a container while the ship was off Madagascar’s southern coast, with some 2,300 boxes aboard.
Salvage specialist SMIT was appointed under a Lloyd’s Open Form agreement, while the vessel diverted towards South Africa but finding a suitable port of refuge has proved complicated.
Ngqura has been identified as a possible destination, with Transnet National Ports Authority reportedly considering a request for the vessel to enter, but AIS data from Wingo Marine on 9 November placed the ship at anchor around 29km north-east of Durban.
来源：The Loadstar · theloadstar.com