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INSIGHTS: CONTAINERSHIPS

Matthew Bonvento is the newest Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Transportation at the United States Merchant

Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Professor Bonvento is a graduate from SUNY Maritime College where he holds both a

Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation as well as a Master of Science in International Transportation Management. He also holds an Associate in Applied Sciences in Maritime Technology.

Containership Fires ncidents involving container ships, Daniela, are some of the most recent ex- and vessel stability. Since it’s inception imported. Too often containers that have although not new, have made the amples of container ship ? res. The rise in it has assisted vessel owners by ensuring made it ashore, without any cargo dam- news much more frequently of the rate of container ship ? res, approxi- that cargo is stowed on board properly age, are ignored upon discharge. Despite late. In 2011 the Container Incident mately one every 60 days according to a and safely. The experts at NCB were the container discharging without inci-

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Noti? cation System (CINS) was estab- report by the TT club has highlighted an the perfect choice to assist container dent it was unknown if the cargo was lished to allow container ship owners underlying issue that has been of indus- ship owners in addressing the burgeon- mis-labeled, mis-declared or improperly to self-report incidents that might be of try concern for quite some time: misde- ing problem. The project started with stowed. In order to get more meaningful concern the other members of the group, clared or improperly stowed cargo. NCB agreeing to exam 100 containers data NCB expanded its offer to the other and today CINS has 17 vessel owner The National Cargo Bureau, a not- free of charge for Maersk in the wake Board members of CINS to 500 contain- members. for-pro? t organization with a mission of of the Honam disaster. How this was ers. Members of CINS realized the value

The cases of the Yantian Express, safety of life at sea is a leading indus- different than the standard NCB inspec- of this cargo inspection procedure.

Maersk Honam, MSC Flaminia, MSC try expert in Cargo stowage, inspection, tion is that these containers were being The results were sobering. Of all the © Chris Mirek Freeman/Adobe Stock 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • OCTOBER 2019

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