Analysis by specialist transport and logistics insurer TT Club has revealed that as many as two thirds of accidents involving the loss of, or damage to, containerised cargo are thought to be caused by poor or improper packing and securing.
Such findings are echoed by the ocean carriers’ Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), where a third of incidents investigated were found to have this cause. According to the Club, the loss to the industry is substantial, resulting in direct expense, operational disruption and management distraction, not to mention litigation or insurance costs.
It states that it’s claims history is strewn with incidents that indicate inadequate awareness of the dynamic forces that can be encountered during intermodal transport, in addition to lack of consideration of the consequences of inappropriate load distribution within the cargo transport unit (CTU).
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