Maersk implements guidelines on dangerous goods stowage

Maersk has now completed implementation of new guidelines to improve safety across its container vessel fleet following the fatal fire aboard the Maersk Honam in March this year.

The shipping line carried out a thorough review of safety ractices and policies in the stowage of dangerous cargo after the incident which took the lives of five crew members.

The company evaluated over 3,000 United Nations (UN) numbers of hazardous materials in order to further understand and improve dangerous cargo stowage onboard container vessels and developed a new set of principles called Risk Based Dangerous Goods Stowage.