The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its 2025 Containers Lost at Sea report, revealing that 576 containers were lost overboard in 2024. This is a rise from 2023, when the industry recorded a record-low of 221 containers lost, but still far below the 10-year average of 1,274 containers per year.
In 2024, over 250 million containers were moved safely across global shipping routes. The 576 containers lost account for just 0.0002% of the total, showing that most containers continue to be transported without incident.
However, one of the main reasons for the increase in losses was the shift in global shipping routes caused by ongoing tensions in the Red Sea. Due to the persistent threat in the region, shipping companies were forced to avoid the Suez Canal and instead rerouted vessels around the Cape of Good Hope. This led to a 191% increase in vessel transits through that region compared to
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