News / Insurers warn of the risks of storing import containers away from terminal yards

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The offer by shipping lines to temporarily store containers at way ports to avoid congestion at destination terminals has proved popular with European importers.

There has been a significant take-up of the products to help manage the reduced demand during the coronavirus crisis, which have been variously dubbed ’delay in transit’, ’suspension of transit’ and ’detention in transit’.

However, there have been reports to The Loadstar of some instances where the wrong boxes have been selected for storage at the transit hubs.

Moreover, insurers ...