018/98

Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
MSA
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[the LTSA, MSA and OSH] Liaise as necessary to immediately bring to the attention of the relevant sectors of the New Zealand land and sea transport industry the need to be alert to sub-standard connection of stacks of bases and replace such connections with a system which complies with an appropriate standard.
Reply Text
We will advise the shipping industry of our concern that flat top containers are being transported in this manner. We will also suggest to the Institute of International Containers Lessors Ltd that they include the inspection of the twist locks, and other securing arrangements for the purposes of stacking flat top containers, in their Guide for Container Equipment Inspection.
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