New Casualty - MSC ANTONIA - Grounding
Incident Date: 10th May 2025
Vessel: MSC ANTONIA
IMO No.: 9398216
Type: Fully Cellular Containership
Incident: Grounding
W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the MSC ANTONIA, a Liberian Flag vessel, 76,486GT, 6,969TEU, fully cellular containership, which ran aground on 10th May 2025 off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after sailing from Port Said Roads, Egypt.
We understand that the vessel, which remains grounded, may have been a victim of GPS jamming.
The MSC ANTONIA is owned by Glory Trend International Holding Limited and is managed by MSC Shipmanagement Limited. She trades in The Americas, UAE, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Spain and Italy.
The MSC ANTONIA was also involved in a casualty in August 2024 when she encountered bad weather in South African waters, leading to a loss of 46 containers and damage to a further 305 containers.
As a result of this recent casualty, cargo deliveries will likely be delayed, with significant cargo loss and damage. The situation may also give rise to General Average that will require Cargo interests to provide General Average Security prior to cargo being released at destination.
If you are aware of any involvement in this casualty and W E Cox Claims Group may be of assistance in any way, including provision of securities, arranging surveys, adjusting any potential losses &/or undertaking recovery action, please do not hesitate to contact us. As appropriate, please contact:
United Kingdom – Paul Friett cargoclaims@w-e-cox.co.uk
France – Marie-Laure Mirrione MarieLaureMirrione@w-e-cox.eu
Europe – John Jackson Johnjackson@cwhji.com
Hong Kong – Twinnie Lai twinnie@ceemis.com.hk
Singapore – Paul Sansom psansom@w-e-cox.com.sg
USA – Joshua Gayer jgayer@w-e-cox.com
Australia – Niall Orr norr@w-e-cox.com.au
If this or future casualty notices should be forwarded to any of your colleagues, we would be pleased to receive their contact details and we will add them to our Client List.
