Study: 675 containers a year lost at sea

Thursday, August 11, 2011

The main industry group for the liner shipping industry said a study of containers lost at sea finds far fewer are lost than in some reports. The World Shipping Council (WSC) said Wednesday that based on survey results it estimates that "on average there are approximately 350 containers lost at sea each year, not counting catastrophic events. When one counts the catastrophic losses, an average total loss per year of approximately 675 containers was observed. "Total in...

You have requested access to content only available to Registered Users of American Shipper. You can become a registered user for FREE. You will not have access to premium content.

Your registration to American Shipper is FREE and will provide you access to much of the content on the American Shipper Web site. You will not have access to Premium Content.

SUBSCRIBE NOW
Access to premium content, original reporting, research, and feature stories require a paid subscription. Subscriptions to American Shipper costs $120 a year. Your subscription includes unlimited access to content on the American Shipper Website, early access to the digital edition of the monthly magazine, and the daily AS+ premium newsletter published each morning.