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Comment: Working together to mitigate the risk of containership fires

At sea - September 2018: International ship's crew performing monthly fire drill exercise.
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Two new initiatives show how the box shipping industry is now working together to tackle a major safety issue for ships and crews.

Fires onboard containerships continue to make the headlines, with costly and sometimes tragic consequences. Indeed, so bad has the problem become that carriers ...

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