The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) just recently took positive procedures to go away a chemical leakage that happened from a barrel. The barrel was onboard the MV Seaspan Lahore in the Colombo Port.

The vessel cruised from the Mundra port in India to Colombo as well as was bring containers that had tons of nitric acid. The containers were appointed for discharge at an African port after a stopover in Colombo.

Officials found the leakage 6 hrs after the vessel set out fromMundra The ship comes from M/S Hapag-Lloyd The captain of the ship right away informed the neighborhood representatives M/S Hapag-Lloyd Lanka Pvt Ltd concerning the barrel leakage. The representatives, consequently, informed the Harbour Master of SLPA as well as the container terminal– SAGT.

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After the scare tactics, a detailed examination of the storage space strategy, the barrels as well as the assets in the nearby containers in the ship were carried out. The Chairman as well as the Harbour Master of SLPA executed this examination.

After that, a choice was required to anchor the ship as well as additionally remove as well as revamp the order barrels of Nitric Acid as well as change to a fresh container for the transportation thereon. The ship had 650 barrels of nitric acid.

Capt Nihal Keppetipola, the Chairman of SLPA, notified media individuals that if the revamping would certainly be postponed by a solitary even more day, there would certainly be a hefty fire aboard the vessel. He additionally specified that all-time low of the container had actually totally died. The SLPA, with its competent experts, might successfully deal with the circumstances as it efficiently executed comparable occurrences in the past.

The revamping of the containers was carried out securely with the portfire brigade on call as well as with the ardent assistance of SLPA authorities as well as staff participants, authorities from SAGT, authorities from Hapag-Lloyd Lanka Pvt Ltd, as well as experts from Hamka Shipping that concentrate on comparable procedures.

The SLPA Chairman additionally stated that such occurrences might just be regulated if the ship’s neighborhood representative notifies the SLPA well ahead of time.

After the effective procedure as well as healing,Capt Nihal Keppetipola said thanks to everybody as well as valued initiatives placed on by SLPA’sHarbour Master Capt Nirmal Silva as well as his team, Mr Romesh David– CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of SAGT, as well as Lalith Witanachchi– CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Hapag-Lloyd Lanka Pvt Ltd, in avoiding a feasible disaster.

Reference:Sri Lanka Ports Authority