Unlike a binding procedural rule, the Last Container Rule is a stowage optimisation principle in container shipping: a container loaded last at the port of origin should ideally be the first discharged at the next port of call, following Last In, First Out (LIFO) logic.
Source: https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/container-stowage-guide/
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