Container ship fire may not sound important or even difficult to occur since the cargo is carefully packed in to strong weather resistant shipping containers, but this is not the case and each shipping container cargo must be declared, inspected and verified by the customs representative before being loaded on to a container shipping vessel.
This inspection is usually done by the customs department who must check the contents for any cargo that may require tax revenue to be paid but at the same time the officers check for any hazardous materials or cargo that may be hidden within the cargo as a safety measure. Container ship security and other law enforcement agencies also work together with the customs department to make sure that the cargo within each container has been declared and is safe for transportation.
