Mitigating the loss of containers overboard

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While the volumes of containers lost at sea fluctuates year on year, typically influenced by the more severe of weather conditions, the challenge of reducing the numbers remains.  TT Club’s Peregrine Storrs-Fox outlines the various attempts by agencies around the world in the cause of prevention, including his own organisation’s on-going efforts.

Understanding the circumstances that lead to collapse of stow-and-loss-overboard incidents is important to mitigate the risks. In this context, TT has been involved from conception ...