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An alert highlighting critical aspects and considerations for preventing losses associated with reefer cargo.
Reefer cargo carriage involves transporting perishable or temperature sensitive goods that require controlled temperature, humidity, and airflow to maintain quality during transit. Proper handling, monitoring, and documentation are essential to prevent losses and ensure cargo integrity.
Claims and common causes
Reefer claims usually arise due to temperature variations. There can be issues which are beyond the control of the ship’s crew such as related to cargo or the container.
Common issues with the cargo – This could be inherent vice or a pre-existing condition of the cargo itself, warm or incorrect stuffing of cargo, stowage of cargo above the maximum load line or obstructed airflow within the container, cargo not secured properly, damaging the reefer unit or insulation, mismanagement of temperature/atmosphere during various stages of multi-modal transport.
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The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) draws lessons learned from an incident where two vessels collided on a canal after loss of steering, resulting in damage to both ships.
What happened?
Two ships were due to pass each other on a narrow channel. Shortly before the encounter, a malfunction occurred in the steering system of one of the ships. This malfunction caused the rudder to veer sharply to port. Switching to emergency steering was unable to correct this rudder position.
As a result, the ship swung in this direction and collided with the bow of the oncoming vessel shortly afterwards. The other ship was unable to take evasive action. Crew members on both ships suffered minor injuries. The ship that was hit suffered severe water ingress in the fore section. The ship that caused the collision also suffered damage to its fore section.
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Below you will find a weekly report dated 10 September 2025, covering the period of 4 to 10 September 2025, where the following incidents were reported:
- 0 maritime security incident in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 1 maritime security incidents in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://britanniapandi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ARC-Weekly-Report-10.09.25.pdf
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its Monthly Piracy Report for the month of July 2025.
Twelve acts of piracy and armed robbery were attempted against ships during the month of July 2025 and reported by Member States or international organizations in consultative status. Some of the incidents include:
- Stellata (Product tanker, Malta)
The incident: The duty crew on routine rounds, onboard a tanker underway, spotted six unauthorised persons near the stern. Alarm raised, resulting in the Ship’s General alarm sounded. Upon hearing the alarm, the persons escaped without stealing anything. All crew are reported safe.