Mandatory reporting of every container lost at sea from 1 January 2026 turns what used to be a statistical background risk into a documented liability event for carriers, terminals, and shippers alike.

The new SOLAS regime gives regulators, claimants, and coastal communities something they have never really had before in this space: hard data with names, times, positions, and dangerous goods flags attached.

Until now, container losses tended to live in the industry’s grey zone. Yes, they are acknowledged in World Shipping ...

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