Container ship fire interval

24 June 2026 - New statistics released today by Allianz show a container ship fire occurs every 17 days, underscoring the persistent risk misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods pose to seafarers, shipping and global supply chains.

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APA

World Shipping Council. (2026). Misdeclared dangerous goods remain a persistent threat to shipping and supply chains. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.worldshipping.org/news/misdeclared-dangerous-goods-remain-a-persistent-threat-to-shipping-and-supply-chainsnbsp. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D2296

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MLA

World Shipping Council. "Misdeclared dangerous goods remain a persistent threat to shipping and supply chains." 2026, https://www.worldshipping.org/news/misdeclared-dangerous-goods-remain-a-persistent-threat-to-shipping-and-supply-chainsnbsp. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D2296.

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Chicago

World Shipping Council. "Misdeclared dangerous goods remain a persistent threat to shipping and supply chains." 2026. https://www.worldshipping.org/news/misdeclared-dangerous-goods-remain-a-persistent-threat-to-shipping-and-supply-chainsnbsp. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D2296.

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BibTeX

@misc{wsc2026container0d2296, author = {{World Shipping Council}}, title = {Misdeclared dangerous goods remain a persistent threat to shipping and supply chains}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D2296}, note = {Original source: https://www.worldshipping.org/news/misdeclared-dangerous-goods-remain-a-persistent-threat-to-shipping-and-supply-chainsnbsp. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record last modified 15 September 2026. Value type: actual. Update cadence: irregular. This page is permanently addressable at statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCDABV5TTJ4FY0D2296.