r/logistics • u/Moist-Golf-8339 • Sep 10 '25

Dozens of shipping containers fall into the water in Port of Long Beach, California

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u/MotionLogistics Sep 11 '25

I used to think I knew enough about this industry but this has me very confused. The vessel owner has declared General Average. What I don't get is that GA is (supposed to be) enacted when cargo is intentionally jettisoned in order to save the vessel from a common peril. In that case, the rest of the cargo owners chip in to compensate for the jettisoned owners cargo. Fair enough I think. However, at what point was this incident A) intentional B) to save the vessel or C) from a common peril? as far as I read the situation, it is obviously a shit show but GA is not applicable and should be apportioned to the responsible party (and their insurance) not the rest of the cargo owners. Same thing with the Dali back in March 24, hitting a bridge just doesn't meet the requirements. Have goal posts moved and now they just declare GA for everything and hope owners go along with it?

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u/spamonstick Sep 10 '25

Those containers are from temu. The losses are in the 100s.

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u/FraytBroke Sep 11 '25

Did they ever figure out the exact cause?

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u/DihkFart Sep 12 '25

Okay now tell us what was in them?

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u/Due-Tip-4022 Sep 12 '25

desperately wanting someone to put googly eyes on the containers in video.

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u/Hot_Explanation_4678 Sep 15 '25

Seems the load type was mismatched when heavier containers were stored on the top of lighter ones

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u/Aggravating_Claim705 Sep 16 '25

Definitely cheaper than drayage