Container Damage

Damage Photo Gallery 

CONTQC/CMG January ,2006

Contents :  At Terminals & Inland  2 in 1 mis-operation Corner post Cross-member and floor board Derailment Door hinge Door panel Hole/cut on roof  door open shipment Pilferage of container parts Side panel cuts Seal exception Top side rail

Cargo nature and  securing method  Bulge out due to improper stuffing s tuffing Corrosion by DG chemicals Floor  Grain in bulk Ingot Insufficient lashing for break bulk Leakage Metal scrap Panel cut by forklift Panel damage by improper stuffing Self-ignition Steel coils Stone shipments Trash left inside

2 in 1 mis-operation “2 in 1” cargo hold means vessel’s under deck hold, which could accommodate 1 x 40’or alternatively 2 x 20’ in the same row at planner’s convenience. convenience. This gives very flexible option to operators for  stowage planning and has already become common practice. Regrettably, however, we often receive “container damage report” which is referring to mis-operation in “2 in 1” cargo hold.

Fig.1: 2 in 1 damage found during loading.

Fig.2 :Bulge out on side panel & bottom rail bent.

Corner post Corner posts are often damaged by its being misplaced on the base cone on the vessel hold.

Fig. 1: 1: This container container was was not properly set on base cone.

Fig 2: Another case.

Cross-member and floor board Cross-members and floor board are often o ften damaged by external impact while being hit or misplaced onto o nto any obstacles.

Fig.1 :Damaged cross-members

Fig.2 : Broken floor board

Derailment Derailment might be caused by only one container, whose cargo inside is not properly properly secured . If our container is proved to be liable, the claim amount involved becomes quite huge.

Fig.1 : Derailment brings about catastrophic result !

Door Hinge Door hinge would would be damaged damaged by strong impact to the door, door, side panels panels or hinge itself. It could hinder smooth door opening, closing and careful handling would be required.

Fig. :Dent on hinge due to impact on door panel.

Door panel The doors must be firmly locked with their locking devices (retainer catches & handles, cams & keepers). Otherwise they might open by themselves during transportation and lead to serious incident upon being handled.

Fig.: The door not locked l ocked properly opened and suffered heavy damage upon discharging.

Hole/Cut on roof  The hole and cut by stevedore’s rough handling could sometimes cause cargo wet damage, and if it is reefer unit, melt damage, due to air leakage from there. Such holes and cuts are often often not reported by stevedores who have committed.

Fig.1 :Cut damage on the roof of the dry container.

Fig.2 : Cut damage on top rail of the RF.

Fig 3: Typical. Thrust by spreader 

One door open shipment Some cargoes such as onions are being transported with one door open condition, however  slight impact on the door would often lead to door hinge or panel damage. It is highly recommended to take off the door and put it into the container for such shipments.

Fig.1: The door hinge was damaged.

Fig.2: Another case…

Pilferage of container parts Parts of Reefer or SOC (Shippers Own Container) Tank Tank containers often become target for pilferage, especially in the t he places where such parts are well sold in black market. Fig.1 :Coupling of RF condenser was cut off and stolen.

Fig.2 :Pilferage of part of the SOC Tank

Seal exception Containers are often target for pilferage especially during inland transportation by rail and at less controlled controlled area. Although we are supplying High Security Seals, which meet ‘ISO PAS PAS 17712’, a lot of  seal exception reports are being issued. Fig.1 :Container seal was burned off.

Fig.2: Locking device was broken.

Side panel cut

Side panel cuts damage are often caused when the container on chassis is placed into or left out of narrow parking space and contact with bolster of another chassis.

Fig.: Typical side panel cut damage

Top side rail Top side rail ‘creased’ damage is attributed to strong impact when upper side of corner post strikes with something, for example, upon stowing container into vessel hold. Repairing cost for this kind kind of  damage often becomes very expensive. Fig.1: Corner post at door side received strong impact.

Fig.2: Another case

Cargo nature and securing method  Bulge out due to improper stuffing Corrosion by DG chemicals Floor  Grain in bulk Ingot Insufficient lashing for break bulk Leakage Metal scrap Panel cut by forklift Panel damage by improper stuffing Self-ignition Steel coils Stone shipments Trash left inside

Bulge out due to improper stuffing If shippers fails to secure their cargoes with proper blocking and bracing method, the cargo would shift easily during transportation and give strong impact to the panels and cause serious bulge out. Fig.1 : This huge side panel bulge out was detected at the discharging terminal.

Fig.2 : Bulge out of door panel. panel. Steel products, lumbers and grain in bulk would often cause problems.

Corrosion by DG chemicals DG Chemicals stuffed into defective drums, bags or containers might leak during transportation. transportat ion. Consequently our Freight Container interior would be heavily affected with corrosion and toxic odor.

Fig.: Heavy corrosion by Acetic acid

Fig.2 : Phenol

Floor  Exceeding weight restriction (total weight and weight / m2), rough handling and improper securing method upon vanning or devanning would often cause floor damage.

Fig.1: Floor damage of flat rack container.

Fig.2 : Part of cargo penetrated floor.

Grain in bulk Grain in bulk shipments have potential risks. Container doors and panels would receive strong pressure and easily bulge out by the cargo weight which could be further affected by rolling and pitching movement etc during navigation. Consequently the locking devices of the container doors might break and the cargoes spill over. Even if not broken, the bulge out itself would bring about handling difficulties. difficulties . In case of hole/cut damage, the cargo would easily suffer  wet damage.

Fig.1 :Bulge out

Fig.2 : Locking device broken

Fig.3 : No bulk head.

Ingot Our vanning policy regulates that maximum concentrated cargo weight per M2 should be be 2KT. 2KT. Ingot shipments, shipments, however, however, often exceed this restriction and cause serious floor and cross cr oss member damage.

Fig1: Ingot without bracing at all.

Fig2: Bent cross members.

Insufficient lashing for break bulk Insufficient lashing method for break bulk cargoes on flat rack containers often causes serious accident involving other cargoes and containers.

Fig.1: The boat on FR over-turned on board and also damaged other  containers.

Fig. 2: The cargo shifted and hit another break bulk cargo.

Leakage Any liquid cargoes stuffed into improper drums, bags or containers may leak during during transportation. If they are poisonous cargoes, the result would become very serious. Even if not poisonous, they often require high cleaning cost.

Metal scrap Metal scrap often causes interior panel scratch, oil stains and serious container panels bulge out, etc. Therefore before taking the booking, the cargo cargo style and vanning method have to be confirmed. Scrap in bulk bulk must not be accepted.

Fig: Oil stain damage was caused by metal scraps. Some bonnets were left in the container.

Panel cut by forklift Panel cut damage is often caused by rough operation of forklift during cargo stuffing and de-stuffing.

Fig 1 : Cut caused by forklift (inside)

Fig.2 : Cut (outside)

Panel damage by improper stuffing If shippers fail to secure s ecure their cargoes with proper blocking and bracing method, cargo inside container would easily shift and give strong impact to container panels.

Fig. : Bulge out and cut damage caused by improper stuffing of timber.

Self-ignition These are the cases that the cargoes inside started chemical reaction on board. Only one one problematic problematic container may lead to the most serious incident involving crew injury, huge damage to vessel hull.

Fig.1 : Waste paper mixed with waste battery reacted inside the container.

Fig.2 : Prohibited DG Thiourea Dioxide was booked and began reaction on board.

Steel coil Steel coils are not suitable for closed van container transportation due to its particular  shape and heavy (whole (whole and concentrated) weight. It would easily lead to heavy container damage or even more serious accident involving o ther containers and vessel.

Fig1: More than 10tons of steel coils were stuffed without application.

Fig2: Broken door 

Stone shipments

All stone products can potentially damage container and in the case of slabs and blocks and stone products in bulk, the damage can be excessive. They are also often proved proved to have exceeded our  vanning restrictions. Fig. : Stone loaded on the container without proper securing. It would damage damage cross- members, panels and might lead to more serious accident.

Trash left inside Regrettably our containers are sometimes used as trash box. Container condition upon returning to our depot must be checked upon issuing EIR.

Fig :Trash left in our container