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Case Study

2D Explainer

Safer cargo,
safer seas.

A 2D explainer for the World Shipping Council. It introduces the Cargo Safety Program and how it screens and inspects containers to help prevent ship fires.

Client

World Shipping Council

Style

2D Animation

Runtime

1:41

250 million containers a year

01

The Challenge

Undeclared and mis-declared dangerous goods are the leading cause of ship fires. The World Shipping Council needed to explain its Cargo Safety Program to the industry and beyond. The program combines AI screening, machine learning, inspection standards and incident feedback. That is a lot of moving parts for under two minutes.

02

Our Solution

We started wide, with ships sailing around the globe, then zoomed into a single container. The story shows what goes wrong when cargo is not declared properly. Then the program steps in. Documents get scanned, containers get inspected and the cargo reaches its destination safely. The last scenes show what is protected: workers, wildlife and the ocean.

the story in eight stops

Follow the container

The script follows cargo from the ship to the doorstep. Here is the path it takes, panel by panel.

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1

Global trade

250 million containers a year.
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2

Special cargo

Goods that need special handling.
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3

Declarations

Clear paperwork keeps cargo safe.
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4

The risk

Undeclared goods cause ship fires.
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5

Cargo Safety Program

An industry-wide standard.
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6

Digital screening

AI flags risk early.
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7

Inspections

Real-world intelligence.
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8

Trade moves safely

People, ships and oceans protected.

pencil first, color second

Video concept & storyboards

We storyboarded the script panel by panel before any color went down. Each panel paired a line of narration with a clear action. Pick a panel to compare the sketch with the finished frame.

Storyboard sketch, panel 10
SketchPanel 10
Final animated frame, panel 10
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Script

"It's a safety net, designed to detect risk early and help prevent incidents before they happen."

Action

Dock workers inspect containers.

the finished look

Design & illustrations

Every frame was designed to make global shipping safety easy to follow. Here is a closer look at the finished artwork.

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The final video

2D Animation · World Shipping Council

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