The West of England Club announced that it keep on receiving frequent shortage claims involving bagged food cargoes, mostly rice and sugar, being discharged in West African ports. Food is attractive to pilferers as it can easily be removed from a vessel either for consumption, for gifting to others or for sale.
Specifically, according to the Club, bags are frequently seen to be torn due to accidental or, more commonly, deliberate rough handling:
- Bags often weigh up to 50kg and are...
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