This article has been written by Capt. Jatinder Singh Chada (Jatin) MIIMS as a brief introductory guide to loss prevention, specifically for carriage of electrically powered refrigerated containers inside cargo holds (under deck). With the increase in transportation of refrigerated commodities and containerization, container vessels are being designed to accommodate more and more refrigerated containers under deck, in addition to the customary practice of loading reefer containers on deck, as operators want to cash in the extra freight.
Based on statistics of incidents handled by the author, it has been noted that most of the incidents involving high temperatures (and related malfunctions) on containers loaded Continue reading “Loss prevention measures for the carriage of electrically powered refrigerated containers in cargo holds”
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Following the surprise runaway success of the first edition of the Safety & Loss Prevention Briefings Compendium, published in January 2022 by the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS), and subsequently downloaded many thousands of times, Edition II has been launched covering the period January to October 2022. It is now available to download and read in pdf or eReader formats.
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