Number of Containers Lost at Sea Falling, Survey Shows – gCaptain
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An average of 1,390 containers have been lost at sea each year over the past three years, according to a new survey of the world’s ocean carriers by the World Shipping Council.
The number of containers lost represents a 48% reduction in the average annual losses compared to the previous three-year period. The number includes containers that were lost during catastrophic events, i.e. those where more than 50 containers were lost during a single event. Excluding catastrophic events, the average number of containers lost each year was 612, which is about 16% less than the average of 733 units lost each year in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
The new figures were released Monday in an updated survey of World Shipping Council members, who operate approximately 80 percent of the global containership fleet in terms of capacity.
The MV Rena lost an estimated 900 containers when it ran aground and broke up off the coast of New Zealand in October 2011.
Photo courtesy Maritime New Zealand
