Storage & Container News — container stack collapse

There are few things as strong as shipping containers, it's true, but if not used correctly there can be serious issues.  The photo shows a badly loaded container ship where the bottom containers have collapsed causing the whole stack to topple over. And this is not rare at all.  The MV Rena (below) lost an estimated 900 containers when it ran aground, broke up, and later sank off the coast of New Zealand in October 2011. Photo courtesy Maritime New Zealand The reason why the stacks in the picture above are still intact but leaning over is because containers lock...