Container ships' tight schedules ensure their masters are always under pressure.(News)

Cape Times (South Africa) | February 28, 2007 | Copyright

Sad internet images showed the damaged container ship SA Helderberg after a collision with a tanker in the approaches to Singapore last week. She discharged her cargo in Singapore for surveyors to ascertain the full extent of the damage.

Having sailed from Dunkirk on her maiden voyage in December 1977 as Safmarine's first large container ship on the South Africa-Europe container trade, she has enjoyed nearly 30 years' trouble-free service. The advent of bigger, faster ships on the run allowed Safmarine to switch their famous Big White quartet to the Far East trade in ...

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