TopTier JIP aims to reduce container losses at sea
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 136
Date27 Jun 2023
The World Shipping Council estimates (see reference below) that there was on average a total of 1,566 containers lost at sea each year over the total fifteen-year period (2008-2022) surveyed. In 2022, that annual number was 661 containers representing just 0.00048% of the total transported volume. However, the TopTier JIP is aiming to bring that number down even further.
For ‘zero loss of containers’ to be obtainable in the future, one should ideally identify the reasons why these containers will be lost ahead of time and take preventive actions to keep them aboard.
For ‘zero loss of containers’ to be obtainable in the future, one should ideally identify the reasons why these containers will be lost ahead of time and take preventive actions to keep them aboard.
Contact
Jos Koning
Senior Project Manager
Willemijn Pauw
Senior Project Manager
Rob Grin
Team Leader Special Vessels | Senior Project Manager Seakeeping
40 participants in JIP
The challenge to find them among the 250 million other containers that are transported safely every year is immense. It can be compared to finding 661 needles in a gigantic haystack! But the TopTier Joint Industry Project is set out to do exactly that. Starting in the summer of 2021, the project will run for three years.
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