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Why are so many boxes being lost at sea?

Ought we to christen a certain patch of the world’s largest ocean the Hawaiian Triangle?

Four container spills in the space of 47 days in the North Pacific, nearly 3,000 containers lost and insurance claims likely to top $100m. Ought we to christen a certain patch of the world’s largest ocean the Hawaiian Triangle?

Ship designers and the liner community will pore over the four accidents looking for links. The series of mishaps have garnered enormous speculation from our readers, who have dissected everything from the weather, megamax designs, lashings and stowage patterns.

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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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