Container lashing technology has not evolved at the same rapid pace as ship design. The growing disparity is beginning to compromise the safety and efficiency of containership operations.
In its stark conclusion, A Master’s Guide to Container Securing, recently published by Lloyd’s Register and the Standard P&I Club, highlights a growing challenge for the container shipping industry: “Ship design has developed, but container lashing systems have not.”...
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