SOUTH Korea's samsung Heavy Industries reports it has developed a patent-pending device that is simple and easy to use that will dramatically decrease the number of containers lost overboard, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.
Samsung focuses on the racks and securing the lashing bridges. The device, known as Special Structure Anti-Container Loss, is attached to the lashing bridge.
'Severe shaking' of boxes in bad weather is the cause of losses, Samsung said. Once in place, the device minimises the 'left and right movement of containers even in bad weather.'
Samsung said initial testing shows that loss rates can be reduced by up to 70 per cent while not impacting the loading capacity or operation of the vessel.
The industry increased its focus on container losses after a series of high-profile events in 2020 when hundreds, if not thousands of boxes were damaged or lost overboard from a single vessel.
The World Shipping Council in its report tracking container losses reported that 2020 was the worst year in recent memory with nearly 4,000 boxes lost overboard followed by over 2,000 containers lost in 2021.
High losses such as the nearly 6,000 in 2013 had most often involved the loss of a vessel, whereas the recent numbers were due to bad weather and vessel handling. The number however fell dramatically in 2022 to just 661 boxes.
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Samsung focuses on the racks and securing the lashing bridges. The device, known as Special Structure Anti-Container Loss, is attached to the lashing bridge.
'Severe shaking' of boxes in bad weather is the cause of losses, Samsung said. Once in place, the device minimises the 'left and right movement of containers even in bad weather.'
Samsung said initial testing shows that loss rates can be reduced by up to 70 per cent while not impacting the loading capacity or operation of the vessel.
The industry increased its focus on container losses after a series of high-profile events in 2020 when hundreds, if not thousands of boxes were damaged or lost overboard from a single vessel.
The World Shipping Council in its report tracking container losses reported that 2020 was the worst year in recent memory with nearly 4,000 boxes lost overboard followed by over 2,000 containers lost in 2021.
High losses such as the nearly 6,000 in 2013 had most often involved the loss of a vessel, whereas the recent numbers were due to bad weather and vessel handling. The number however fell dramatically in 2022 to just 661 boxes.
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