The World Shipping Council (WSC), the association that represents the world's leading shipping companies in the container, today presented its "Cargo Safety Program", an initiative that aims to facilitate the identification of incorrectly declared dangerous goods, or undeclared that are being taken on board ships in order to prevent ship fires, protect crews, ships, cargo of customers and the marine environment. The program combines the screening of the AI-based cargo with the usual standards common inspection procedures to identify maritime consignments to high risk before they are loaded onto ships.

In particular, the programme focuses on a technology-based digital cargo screening tool the non-profit organization National Cargo Bureau (NCB) which Analyze millions of bookings in real time using research for keywords, business pattern recognition and algorithms AI-powered solutions to identify potential Risks. Notices are reviewed by ocean carriers and, if verified through physical inspections. The program It also establishes common inspection standards for verification and an incident feedback loop to ensure that that lessons learned from real cases strengthen prevention. The program will continue to evolve, with updates of its technology and standards to address new and emerging risks.

The World Shipping Council has announced that to date they have joined to the new maritime carrier program which represent over 70% of the world's hold capacity in terms of containers to be 20'. «Collaborating and using the best tools available - underlined Joe Kramek, president and CEO of the WSC - We can identify risks early, act quickly and prevent accidents before they happen. The Cargo Safety Program represents a powerful new layer of protection, but it does not replaces the essential obligation on the part of freight forwarders to accurately declare dangerous goods. This is the starting point for safety and is required by law international competition".