Bullet points of Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
Bullet points of Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
- Thousands of shipping containers are lost at sea every year
- The industry is struggling to find a solution to the problem
- Many containers go unreported
- The World Shipping Council reports that an average of 1,480 containers are lost annually
- Not all shippers report their losses
- The industry is researching ways to reduce errors in loading and stacking containers
- The United Nations' International Maritime Organization has adopted amendments to two global ocean treaties aimed at increasing transparency around lost shipping containers
- Thousands of shipping containers are lost at sea every year
- The industry is struggling to find a solution to the problem
- Many containers go unreported
- The World Shipping Council reports that an average of 1,480 containers are lost annually
- Not all shippers report their losses
- The industry is researching ways to reduce errors in loading and stacking containers
- The United Nations' International Maritime Organization has adopted amendments to two global ocean treaties aimed at increasing transparency around lost shipping containers