2021: SHIPPING’S YEAR OF FAME

30 DEC 2021  In his new book, Outside the Box, Marc Levinson aptly defines our modern era as the “age of stuff.” We literally populate the four walls that we call home with furniture, electronics and garments shipped from distant lands. But historically, the industry that has been behind the 80 percent …

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FAILURE TO DISCONNECT CAR BATTERIES CAUSED INFERNO ABOARD HÖEGH XIAMEN

26 DEC 2021  An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen, resulting in $40 million worth of damages, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in a newly-released investigative report. NTSB determined that failure to properly disconnect and secure vehicle batteries …

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