Cargo Safety

Liner Shipping’s Safety Response To Mis-Declared Cargo

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On September 28, 2023, the World Shipping Council (WSC) pledged stronger safety measures against undisclosed dangerous cargo, protecting lives and the supply chain.

Rising Containership Fires

Over the past decade, containership fires have seen a disturbing rise, with a notable number resulting in casualties and total losses. According to the 2023 Allianz Safety and Shipping Review, there have been 64 reported fires on containerships in the past five years. TT Club estimates that a...

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Addressing the Growing Threat of Cargo Losses at Sea

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With growing container ship capacity and increased numbers of container losses at sea coinciding, ClassNK has recently published two sets of guidelines to help improve cargo safety at sea.

Increase in container ship capacity

The recent increase in container ship capacity – a response to the growing demand for freight container transport – has coincided with a sharp increase in the number of containers lost overboard, including some notable examples of stack...

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ONE Apus stack collapse could be the largest container loss since the MOL Comfort

New details have emerged about the loss of containers overboard from the ONE Apus earlier this week that suggest it could be the largest single container loss since the sinking of the MOL Comfort in 2013.
Yesterday ONE released a situation report that notified that 1,900 boxes or more could have been lost on Monday night when the vessel hit heavy weather in the Pacific.
“The vessel was on passage from Yantian …

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Safety issues emerge as search for crew on sunken livestock ship goes on

The Gulf Livestock 1 ship, which capsized and sank off southern Japan this week with the likely loss of 42 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle, had some 25 deficiencies listed in the past 18 months, reports Splash 24/7.
Built as a 630 teu boxship in 2002,  it was reported as having a number of problems, including with the main engine, which lost power in the recent accident. The ship was …

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ICHCA and ABTO ink MoU

Head of ICHCA International, Richard Brough O.B.E (right) and ABTO Chief Executive Simon Gutteridge sign a MoU on collaboration

ICHCA and ABTO ink MoU

GLOBAL VOICE FOR CARGO SAFETY STRENGTHENS AS ICHCA AND ABTO ANNOUNCE FUTURE COLLABORATIONS

ICHCA International, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association, and the Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative working between the organisations.

In a move that recognises...

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More confusion ahead for lithium battery shippers

Shippers of lithium batteries will face a new hurdle from 1 January, thanks to new transport regulations.
The United Nations’ Committee of Experts, which creates the framework for dangerous goods regulations,  has introduced a requirement which obliges manufacturers, and distributors of cells or batteries, to make available the test summary for their products.
To date, lithium cells and batteries have to be tested in accordance with the UN Manual of Test and Criteria …

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Delay alert with feeder lines in ‘radical’ new year container handling shake-up

Unifeeder is preparing to charge its customers a fee for lashing and unlashing containers on its vessels from 1 January.
In compliance with the new “Dockers Clause”, which comes into force on the same date, Unifeeder and its peers operating in North Europe, the Baltic Sea and Canadian waters will no longer be able to use ships’ crews for unlashing and securing containers, but must hire a shore-based lashing gang to …

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‘Bigger box ships mean bigger risks for everyone’

It seems the ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) that have become the ‘new normal’ on the Asia-Europe tradelane have not proved as popular as the lines that operate them hoped.
Several shippers The Loadstar spoke to at Transport Logistic in Munich last week could not hide their aversion to the ocean behemoths – and it appears the insurance industry also has concerns. 
In its 2019 Safety and Shipping review, Allianz says ULCVs “are of particular concern” …

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Latest containership fire leads Grimaldi to demand tighter regs on ocean cargo

Ro-ro operator Grimaldi is calling for tighter controls on goods travelling by sea following a second containership fire in as many months.
The 1998-built Grande Europa was hit by a double blaze on Wednesday night, the first breaking out at 12.15am and a second, several decks below, at 4am.
Fortunately, the 25-strong crew were able to extinguish the first fire and bring the second under control, although 15 crew members were evacuated …

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Shippers angry at ‘no news’ on availability of Yantian Express cargo

Shippers are facing further confusion over the fate of cargo aboard the fire-stricken Yantian Express after an update revealed “no change”.
In a statement, Hapag-LLoyd noted that discharged containers were awaiting transhipment, while those still on board would not be moved until results from technical inspections had been received.
One shipping source told The Loadstar the update had just left shippers even more confused, and they questioned the point of it.
“They have …

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