FRENCH shipping line CMA CGM announced that a surcharge for its containerships transiting the Gulf of Aden will be increased to US$41 per TEU just as news arrived that a ship's officer has been killed by pirates off Benin on the other side of Africa.
"The transit of containerships through the Gulf of Aden in both directions is subject to high costs caused by the prevailing risks of piracy in the area," a statement from the carrier said.
"CMA CGM continues to ensure the safety and the security of cargo carried by its vessels through the Gulf of Aden," said the statement, adding that this is achieved by increased speeds, route deviation and joining protective naval convoys.
CMA CGM's Aden Gulf Surcharge will be levied on all containers transiting the area, with effect from December 15 and applied in addition to any rate agreement, short term or long term.
Meanwhile, Nigerian pirates killed a ship's officer and injured four other crew members, including one seriously, aboard an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, 18 nautical miles from Benin.
The owner's of the vessel, Chemikalien Seetransport, were cited as saying in a statement that the pirates shot the first mate aboard the Liberian-flagged Cancale Star when he resisted the attack.
Agence France-Presse reported that some of the crew managed to overpower a pirate and handed him over to police for questioning. The captured pirate said he was from a Nigerian border town, said AFP.
Source : HKSG, 26.11.09
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