Dutch Safety Board calls for better risk management on the North Sea routes

Following the MSC ZOE accident in 2019, the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) has called for better risk management of container transport on the shopping routes on the North Sea north of the Wadden area.

Approximately 270 containers, carrying cargo including chemicals, fell from the 19,000 teu container ship in January 2019 during a storm.

In a report, the OVV stated: “The accident with MSC ZOE is a pivotal point in the attitude towards container losses on the shipping routes are perceived, and should lead all stakeholders involved to realise that every container lost in this area is one too many, and that container loss should therefore be prevented.”