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In addition, steel-floor containers can be cleaned so that, without any residues from previous loads, they can be stuffed odour-neutral with fresh cargoes These can include perishable foodstuffs, or clothing. Steel-floor containers are therefore in demand from customers in the coffee trade, among others. “Un- like the wooden floor, a steel one absorbs no odours or liquids,” explains David Piel. “With the slightly ribbed profile, the cargo is not wettened by escaped liquids or condensation.” Steel floors are therefore in growing use for standard containers. For special-car- go and hazardous-goods shipments, for a long time they have already been built into open-top and high- cube containers.
“Every item of cargo must be secured in accordance with its specific properties and satisfy the require- ments of the sea territory being crossed,” says David Piel. “One rule of thumb can be to invariably design cargo safety as if for the most demanding carriers. Good cargo safety is the same as an insurance.” Da- vid Piel applies this principle to his personal life. De- parting on holiday by car, he packs his suitcase like a container: “First I juggle with spaces in the case, then in the boot. I also using lashing belts there and avoid having any gaps. Only then can I have peace of mind when I leave on holiday.” ■ Hapag-Lloyd/red
Boosting transparency and checking hazardous cargoes
The Hapag-Lloyd fleet includes ships with a capacity of 1.8 million TEU and containers of- fering three million TEU. As one of eight top- ics, last year Hapag-Lloyd firmly anchored cargo safety or ‘Transport safety’ in its ex- tended sustainability strategy. The aim is to transport 100 percent of containers safely to their destinations.
Among its targeted sustainability measures, Hapag-Lloyd aims to further increase trans- parency about lost containers and damaged cargo. By 2023 Hapag-Lloyd will equip its en- tire container fleet with real-time tracking. Monitoring devices will transmit data on every container, also monitoring any sudden shaking up of the container. Digitalization is making container shipping not simply more efficient, but also safer. To sharpen up aware- ness of holistic cargo security, Hapag-Lloyd is supporting such flagship projects as the World Shipping Council’s ‘Container Lost at Sea’ working group and the industry-wide MARIN survey. Hapag-Lloyd/red
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