Freighting Update – News Autumn winds not so cold


THE Chancellor’s Autumn Statement has brought a winter chill to some but for small and medium exporters there is good news. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has received a


£45m budget increase to help more businesses suc- ceed overseas; £40 million of this will come from funding over the next three years, with an addition- al £5m to be generated from UKTI’s income streams. Exporting companies show a strong uplift in pro-


ductivity, achieve stronger financial performance and are more likely to stay in business, according to UKTI.


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Extent of danger cargo on Rena


NZ authorities consider legal action as hazardous containers on stricken boxship not all declared


A ROW has erupted in New Zealand after it was revealed that the cargo ship Rena, which ran aground in October, was carrying 32 containers containing hazardous chemicals – 21 more than was originally disclosed. The Rena caused New Zealand’s worst environ-


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mental crisis when it foundered on Astrolabe Reef, off Tauranga, and leaked hundreds of tonnes of oil. At the time, it was believed that the vessel was car-


rying 11 containers that posed a risk to people’s health and the environment. However, the insurer of Mediterranean Shipping


Company, which chartered the vessel, sparked a furore after admitting that there were a further 21 containers on board loaded with potentially haz- ardous chemicals. Government body Maritime New Zealand (MNZ)


director Catherine Taylor warned that the fact that the additional 21 containers were not declared could have legal repercussions. Taylor said she had asked for details of the cargo as


soon as the Rena grounded on 5 October. “For reasons still unknown, the contents of these


21 containers were not declared as dangerous goods in the original manifest provided to MNZ, as required under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code,” she said. “MNZ is carrying out a thorough investigation as to why these dangerous goods were not declared and


whether this constitutes a breach of the law.” It is understood that the containers were storing


cryolite, a by-product of the aluminium smelting process, dangerous if ingested or inhaled in its dry powder form. It is now known that there were 490 tonnes of cry-


olite, wrapped in one-tonne plastic bags inside containers on board the Rena. Seventeen of the containers are understood to be


underwater, and their position under the deck makes them inaccessible to the salvers. There were 1,368 containers on board when the


Rena hit the reef. Taylor said finding out about the dangerous mate-


rial at this stage was “frustrating”, and justified the careful approach salvers had been taking.


The funding should help up to 500 more medium-


sized businesses a year to grow globally – especially in the high growth markets of Latin America, Asia and North Africa.


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