“The analysis of these incidents makes interesting reading, particularly against the back-drop of a number of major ship casualties during the year” says Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen, Head of Cargo Management at Maersk Line, and CINS chairman.
The CINS initiative, created in late 2010 by five of the top 20 liner operators, seeks to capture structured data from incidents and problems that regularly disrupt operations in order to better protect lives, property or the environment. During 2013, ten liner operators have been populating the database – hosted by the COA (Container Owners’ Association) – and a number of others have been monitoring the findings or expressed interest in joining. Participants in CINS account for about 60% of container slot capacity (source: Alphaline)