Tag: container loss

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is conducting a search for five containers lost overboard by the MV MSC Taranto on 2 October 2024. 

A cargo barge collided with the Willemsbrug bridge in Rotterdam at around 8:45 a.m. on 11 September, resulting in five containers falling into the Maas River.

The search continues for cargo containers lost overboard from several vessels off South Africa's Indian Ocean corridor in the past month. 

The TT Club, emphasizes its ongoing commitment to addressing the persistent issue of container losses at sea, which fluctuate annually due to severe weather conditions.

Adverse weather conditions impacting South Africa this past week have led to yet another large container vessel losing as many as 99 containers off the east coast of South Africa, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has highlighted major issues with Canada’s marine emergency preparedness in light of its investigation into an incident involving the loss of containers and a fire on the ZIM Kingston containership.

Efforts are underway to locate over three dozen containers lost at sea from the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin while sailing near South Africa.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual report on containers lost at sea, showing a significant decrease to 221 containers lost in 2023.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) applauds the recent adoption of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 108).

In response to the increasing concerns over the number of containers lost at sea in recent years, IACS has adopted two new Unified Requirements, UR C6 and UR C7, which will come into force starting 1 July 2025.