Anyone care about intermodal?

As far as containers falling overboard, I've heard shipping companies consult people like the national weather service to pinpoint where the stuff will wash up at. Looks real weird to see one of those big container ships coming up the Savannah river and there are spots where containers have shifted out of place and look like some have fallen off.

that would be awesome to see a whole stack fall off a ship

The following website has some pretty dramatic photos of various transportation accidents:
http://www.cargolaw.com/gallery.html#ocean.loss

Looks real weird to see one of those big container ships coming up the Savannah river and there are spots where containers have shifted out of place and look like some have fallen off.

Probabaly looks like this: (scroll page down when opened)
http://www.cargolaw.com/2004nightmare_unstacked.html
or this one:
http://www.cargolaw.com/2001nightmare_orion.html



DBD

I work for an intermodal motor carrier who's sister company does ILA repairs. They sell repaired 40's for $1,000.00 ea. loaded onto your transport.

When the repair estijmate is more than the depreciated value, streamship lines won't pay for the repairs & they charge the party that damaged the box. We obtain them for scrap value & have the guys repair them when they get slow.

Our owner remoded his house & had a 40 sitting in the driveway holding his furniture...

Reaching back some years to my Admiralty Law course, deck cargo, such as containers above deck, are the first to go as jetsam when the ship encounters very heavy weather and there is a need to lighten it or lower the profile for safety. With better weather forecasts it is less common, but apparantly still does happen.

It may well be that the missing containers were intentionally jettisoned in a storm. For that reason, fregiht rates are generally lower for deck versus hold cargo.