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Bad packing the culprit in two thirds of cargo damage
[ February 10, 2017 // Chris ]About two thirds of damages to cargo result from poorly packed, blocked or secured cargo in containers and trailers, said a group of cargo expert ahead of European Shipping Week in Brussels from 27 February.
Global Shippers Forum (GSF); the cargo handling group ICHCA, liner shipping organisation World Shipping Council (WSC)and international freight insurer TT Club and said that an analysis of the latter’s claims records suggests that 65% of damages to cargo result from poorly packed, blocked or secured cargo in transport units, particularly containers.
However, this could just be the tip of the iceberg, added the Club’s risk management director, Peregrine Storrs-Fox. He added: “TT Club, along with our fellow industry representatives are concerned that preventable incidents, both on land (road and rail) and at sea, arise from badly packed CTUs. The safety of workers, particularly those unloading units at destination, is also at considerable risk. Safe industry packing and securing guidance must be disseminated and followed.”
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim, and Magda Kopczynska from the European Commission’s DG MOVE, which is the directorate responsible for freight transport safety within the EU, will join industry leaders to speak at a seminar on the opening day of European Shipping Week.