Container Owners Association (COA) News
WSC unveils updated version of ‘Prevention of Pest Contamination of Containers: Joint Industry Guidelines for the Cleaning of Containers’
Every year, 241 million containers are transported across the seas with over 7 trillion dollars’ worth of food, clothes, electronics and other goods that the world needs. While crucial for the smooth functioning of the global supply chain, containers and their cargoes can also harbour and transfer contaminating pests. All parties in the supply chain have a shared responsibility for stopping the spread of pests, by keeping cargo and containers clean, when in their custody. Joint Indu...