Insurance records suggest that 65% of damages to cargo result from poorly packed, blocked or secured cargo in CTUs (cargo transport units), particularly freight containers, according to an analysis of international freight insurer TT Club’s claims.
“Yet this points to only a fraction of the extent of a significant safety problem surrounding poor packing,” says TT Club’s risk management director, Peregrine Storrs-Fox. “TT Club, along with our fellow industry representatives, are concerned that preventable incidents, both on land (road and rail) and at sea, arise from badly packed CTUs. The safety of workers, particularly those unloading units at destination, is also at considerable risk. Safe industry packing and securing guidance must be disseminated and followed.”
