Australia Maritime Safety Authority initiates campaign targeting loss of shipping containers overboard

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has initiated a focused inspection campaign targeting cargo securing arrangements on container ships visiting Australian ports in response to several recent serious incidents involving shipping containers lost overboard.

These incidents include the losses of 81 containers off Newcastle by the YM Efficiency in 2018, 50 containers off Wollongong by the APL England in May 2020 and three containers from the Navios Unite off Cape Leeuwin in June.

All of the above has caused significant environmental damage Australia’s marine and coastal environment, effecting the livelihoods and safety of commercial fishers and communities across Australia.