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The loss exceeded 330 million US dollars! The fire ship finally "extinguished" #logistics #shipping #freight A few days ago, a cargo ship carrying about 3,000 cars caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring many others. It is understood that the cargo ship "Freemantle Avenue" registered in Panama was caught on fire. The cargo ship has a total length of 199 meters. The final destination is Singapore. After burning for a whole week, the fire on the car carrier "Fremantle Avenue" was finally temporarily extinguished. The fire caused nearly all of the nearly 4,000 new cars on board to be destroyed, and the initial estimated loss of cargo exceeded 330 million US dollars (approximately RMB 2.359 billion Yuan). At the time of the incident, the ro-ro ship named "Fremantle Avenue" was leaving the port of Bremerhaven, Germany to Port Said, Egypt, and a fire broke out while sailing through the waters near the island of Ameland in the Netherlands . According to a report from Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen, which is in charge of loading the ship, a total of 3,783 vehicles were loaded on board, 498 of which were electric vehicles; there were a total of 23 crew members, all from India. Regarding the cause of the fire, many public opinions speculated that it might be related to the fire on the lithium battery of the electric vehicle on board. Dutch media even quoted rescue workers’ call recordings as saying that “the fire was caused by the battery of an electric vehicle.” However, the Dutch coast responsible for the rescue operation The guard stressed that "so far the cause of the fire is unknown".
