News / Hauliers believe poor container stowage a greater threat than misdeclared weight

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According to a leading UK haulier overweight containers are “not necessarily the biggest issue” in the intermodal supply chain: the danger from poor stowage is in its opinion a greater threat to safety in the supply chain.

Speaking at the recent Multimodal event at the NEC, Birmingham, Andrew McNab, marketing director for Maritime Transport, highlighted the daily problems faced by drivers from transporting badly loaded boxes on the roads to and from the ports.

Indeed, with the International Maritime Organization’s draft amendments ...