
The global container shipping industry continues to see a declining trend in the number of containers lost at sea each year. The World Shipping Council has published its latest survey giving its best estimate on the number of actual containers lost at sea.
World Shipping Council undertook the first survey of its member companies in 2011 with subsequent updates published in 2014 and 2017. Having reviewed the evidence over the twelve-year period surveyed, the survey shows an estimate that there were on average a total of 1,382 containers lost each year.
The conclusion after twelve years is that more than half of all containers lost can be attributed to the limited number of high profile Continue reading “Declining trend in the number of containers lost at sea reveals World Shipping Council survey”