Case Files
Real accidents involving chemicals and dangerous goods, reconstructed from the official reports: what happened, why, and what logistics can learn from each case.
Case File 005Golden Ray: 40 Hours Trapped Inside a Capsized Ship
Why the car carrier Golden Ray capsized leaving Brunswick, Georgia, in 2019, and how four crew trapped inside for nearly 40 hours were brought out.
2019-09-08 · Brunswick, United States · Duration: 10:30
Case File 004Tianjin: 31 Seconds Between Two Explosions
How partly dried-out nitrocellulose set off a fire and two explosions at a Tianjin port warehouse in 2015, as China's official investigation report found.
2015-08-12 · Tianjin, China · Duration: 10:30
Case File 003Texas City 1947: The Fertilizer Ship
How a French Liberty ship loading coated ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded at Texas City on 16 April 1947, and why its bags carried no hazard warning.
1947-04-16 · Texas City, United States · Duration: 9:19
Case File 002Beirut 2020: The Cargo Nobody Moved
How about 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate sat in a Beirut port warehouse from 2014 to 2020, despite letters and warnings, until the 2020 blast.
2020-08-04 · Beirut, Lebanon · Duration: 10:31
Case File 001The X-Press Pearl: 9 Days of Warning Before the Fire
Requests about a nitric acid container at three ports, and the fire that followed: the 2021 X-Press Pearl case, from Singapore's investigation.
2021-05-20 · Colombo, Sri Lanka · Duration: 8:51