“The risk zone concept not only considers the segregation of dangerous goods according to IMDG, but also different zones onboard a ship. The industry has reacted to these challenges with new rules, including the ‘risk zone’ concept, part of the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) initiative. Transparency of operational vessel performance is also a growing consideration, as are environmental regulations, including IMO’s emission limits. “Heavy weather and lashing failures are recognised as a common root cause,” notes Mr Lange. On average, 1,582 containers are lost at sea each year, according to the Alliance Global Corporate & Speciality Safety Shipping Report 2019. As a result, cargo and vessels are damaged and vessel downtime increases.” On the subject of fire, he says: “Regulations for dangerous cargo are not always adequately enforced. Large vessels make issues more difficult to detect, locate and combat.” The container ship industry faces some big challenges over the coming years, including preventing lost and damaged cargo and mitigating the growing risk of onboard fire.Īccording to Navis MACS3 product manager Gerald Lange: “Increasing vessel size means far greater accumulations of risks and therefore larger values and exposures on board and in ports.
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