Carriers quadrupled number of containers lost at sea in the last two years

Particularly two cases of harsh weather, where container ships from ONE and Maersk lost 2,550 boxes to the sea, have made the number of lost containers increase markedly in the past two years, according to new report.
Photo: PR / ONE
Photo: PR / ONE

The number of containers lost by carriers at sea due to, for example, harsh weather conditions has quadrupled in the past two years, to an average of 3,113, according to a new report by the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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