Tag: cargo damage

Cargo liquefaction remains a key concern for shipping safety, with a total of 70 lives lost in 5 casualties between 2012-2021. This accounts for 76.1% of the total loss of life in shipping for this period, according to INTERCARGO.

Fire and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, cargo damage is the most frequent cause of loss, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).

Maritime Mutual published a risk alert focusing on how to minimise bagged cargo damage and consequent shortage claims.

In collaboration with the cargo experts at CWA International, Swedish Club produced refrigerated cargo advice to assist operators.

Following Supreme People's Court (SPC) recent ruling on soya bean claims, UK Club received the below advice from Wang Jing & Co., Xiamen.

Due to the wet weather in Brazil at the beginning of the soya bean harvesting season, Standard Club received information from the local surveyors in China that so far heat and mouldy damaged cargo has been found on seven ships.

Following the fire incident onboard the containership Delphinus several days ago, Ocean Network Express (ONE) officially declared General Average for the vessel's cargo.

As part of its 'Lessons learned' video series, the UK Club describes a case of wet damage to a cargo of maize onboard a bulk carrier. It was later found that the hatch cover panel cross joints had not been cleaned in preparation of the hatch covers being closed at the load port. 

In an effort to promote safety at sea, the Swedish Club issued a new casebook, which describes factors that can lead to common incidents, while shares their lessons learned.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently published a Safety Awareness Bulletin, focusing on the risks of losing shipping containers at sea.