going to post this info again. not trying to gaslight or be a pelicanfag (whatever that is) but I caught this early this am on HLN (the Daily Spin, as I call it, but its all I have in my region) I always notice when they mention things quickly and then never mention it again and I know there has been a lot of digging here regarding ports/containers so that's why I posted. if its nothing- so sorry- there has been so much crap here today.
One of the largest ports in south Asia was closed after two cargo ships collided at the Karachi harbour, spilling shipping containers into the sea.
The collision was captured on film by a dock worker, and video showed a Hapag-Lloyd ship, the Tolten, clipping a stationary ship while pulling into port in the Pakistan capital.
The footage showed containers bobbing around the harbour, while another sank.
At least 21 shipping containers fell into the sea, and contained cars and other freight, according to Pakistan's Geo News.
The incident reportedly damaged the berth and the stationary Hamburg Bay, also owned by Hapag-Lloyd.
The port will reopen once the containers have been recovered.
According to a statement to Port Technology, Hapag-Lloyd said they regretted the incident and would investigate how it happened.
"We have ascertained on-site that no-one was injured as a result of the incident, and that there has been absolutely no environmental pollution," the statement said.
"There is yet to be a definitive explanation for this incident."
http:// www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-21/two-ships-collide-in-karachi-spilling-containers-into-the-sea/9573036
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)
In April 2016 Hapag-Lloyd announced it was in merger talks with UASC. The merger was agreed upon later in 2016 and the integration between the two companies was completed in 2017. At the time of the merger, UASC was reported to be the world's 10th largest liner shipping company with a fleet of 56 ships and a market share of 2.7%.[10] As a result of the merger Hapag-Lloyd became the world's fifth largest container transporter in terms of vessel capacity, surpassing Taiwan's Evergreen Line. The merger also entailed that UASC would become the largest shareholder in the new mega-entity, but Hapag-Lloyd would become the sole operator of the combined fleet.[11]
The Hamburg-Amerikanische Paketfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft for shipping across the Atlantic Ocean was founded in Hamburg. In 1912, Hapag built the first of their "Big Three" ocean liners; the Imperator, followed by her sister Vaterland. The third sister, Bismarck, was under construction at the outbreak of World War I and was completed after the war for White Star Line as the Majestic. These were the first liners to exceed 50,000 gross tons and 900 feet in length. (wikipedia)