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Cargo claims and loss prevention • Aug 21, 2026

Panama Canal’s Neopanamax draft cut takes effect, making cargo-adjustment evidence a live claims-control issue

The Panama Canal Authority reduced the maximum authorised draft for Neopanamax transits to 14.78 metres (48.5 feet) Tropical Fresh Water on 15 August 2026. For cargo interests and operators, the immediate exposure is not...

Cargo claims and loss prevention • Aug 21, 2026

English court decision puts cargo-fire incident records at the centre of charterers’ liability cover

A recent Commercial Court ruling found that a scrap trader’s failure to disclose five earlier cargo-fire incidents entitled insurers to avoid its 2022 charterers’ liability policy.

Cargo claims and loss prevention • Aug 12, 2026

Ecuador’s Hamburg Rules entry into force changes cargo-claim exposure from 1 August

Ecuador began applying the Hamburg Rules on 1 August 2026, changing the mandatory legal framework for qualifying sea-carriage claims connected with Ecuadorian loading or discharge ports.

Cargo claims and loss prevention • Aug 11, 2026

Cargo securing enters focused PSC scrutiny ahead of September campaign

A joint Paris MoU–Tokyo MoU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing will run from 1 September to 30 November 2026, putting vessel-specific securing arrangements, equipment condition, crew familiarity and recor...

Cargo claims and loss prevention • Aug 04, 2026

Container losses more than doubled in 2025 as mandatory reporting begins

The World Shipping Council estimates that 1,478 containers were lost at sea in 2025, up from 576 in 2024. The increase reinforces the practical importance of accurate cargo information, stowage controls and prompt eviden...