Monday, July 7, 2025
Home Cargo Integrity Campaign

Cargo Integrity Campaign

Cargo integrity concerns set to take centre stage at the IMO

In a wide-ranging interview with Container News, the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s container experts Alfredo Parroquín-Ohlson and Bingbing Song, have addressed many of the...

Digitalisation given fresh impetus by Covid, but the logic was pre-pandemic

Shipping’s main challenge is to use the massive introduction of the digital tools, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, to accelerate the development of safety...

Running a tight ship keeps tank industry safe

The carriage of dangerous goods in tank containers is a regular occurrence, but accidents involving tank containers are far less common than with cargo...

Triple-E’s are critical values for cargo integrity

It is seven years since the first Triple-E vessel was delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding. The Maersk McKinney Møller was handed over by the South...

Germocide goes top of the containerisation agenda

Anti-social media robbed the health authorities of the term ‘going viral’. Now, sadly the medical teams have stolen it back with a vengeance. Loathe...

VGM losses are approximately US$6bn, but who’s counting?

Cargo losses as a result of improper weight declarations for cargo carried in containers were meant to have been solved with the introduction of...

ITF claims shipping lines are ignoring lashing rules

Container ship operators, particularly in Europe and Canada, are allegedly flouting regulations and reneging on collective bargaining agreements (CBA) that are aimed at protecting...

Lashing rules upgrade imperative for container industry

In September 2009 the Dutch ship model testing basin, Marin, published a comprehensive report called Lashing@Sea, detailing the issues with container lashing as a...

Shipowners and class take regulatory lead on fighting fires

Last year was one of the toughest in container shipping’s history for cargo fires in terms of the number of incidents with insurers warning...

Transparency is key to safer seas

Passengers boarding flights at almost any airport in the world today will be faced with significant security measures, including x-rays of luggage, scrutiny of...

Latest Posts

Korean Register, Shipbuilders, and Korea Testing & Research Institute; partner

The Korean Register (KR) has formed a joint working group with leading shipbuilders and research institutions to establish international standards for the safe discharge...

Ocean Alliance members leads orderbook race

As the global container shipping industry pushes forward with expansion and modernization, the focus is shifting to the orderbook. Among the major players, Ocean...

Shippeo appoints new CRO and CMO

Shippeo, a leading provider of real-time multimodal transportation visibility (RTTV), has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointments of Brandon Oliveri-O’Connor as Chief...

FourKites appoints new member to Strategic Advisory Council

FourKites, the global leader in AI-driven supply chain transformation, has appointed a new member to its Strategic Advisory Council, further strengthening its leadership team...

Hai An Lines launches new services to China and Cambodia

Vietnamese carrier Hai An Lines has expanded its regional shipping network with the recent launch of two new intra-Asia services connecting Vietnam with China...
error: Content is protected !!