IMO rules reporting containers lost overboard mandatory
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made the reporting of containers lost overboard a legal ...
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Shippers and forwarders with shipments on board the ONE Apus have been warned to expect General Average to be declared on the casualty.
The 14,000 teu vessel suffered a massive container stack collapse en route to Long Beach after encountering heavy weather near Hawaii on 30 November.
The carrier confirmed that 1,816 boxes in total had lost overboard, including 64 dangerous goods (DG) boxes, abandoned its original route and returned to Japan, berthing at Kobe on Tuesday.
Marine claims consultancy WK Webster, which ...
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