News / Pressure for safer container packing and stowage must go global

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Secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Katich Lim has called on all partners in the container supply chain to continue collaborative efforts to improve the safe packing and stowage of containers in transit.

Speaking at the start of European Shipping Week in Brussels, Mr Lim praised joint efforts that led to the creation of the Container Transport Units Code (CTU) in 2014, adding that it could act as a model for international harmonisation.

“Of course, most containers are carried safely,” said Mr ...