How many containers lost at sea

According to "Containers Lost at Sea Report".

The World Shipping Council (WSC) recently published its ‘Containers Lost at Sea Report’, covering 2020-2021. Approximately 241 million cargo loads in containers were handled by international carriers last year.

The analysis shows that containers lost overboard represent less than one thousandth of 1% (0.001%). However, the past two years have seen a turn in the tide with the average number of containers lost at sea per year since the start of the survey increasing by 18% to 1,629 pieces. Read more

Source: ITJ

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