Rising costs from cargo losses are increasingly focusing on the transportation of perishable goods, with a particular emphasis on contamination and transportation of pests either on a container or buried within a cargo.
While the pests in a container may not destroy the particular cargo, their presence in an alien environment can lead to massive environmental damage for crops and other wildlife, with knock-on effects.
In an analysis of cargo incidents by insurance mutual, the TT Club, has...
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