Abstract: A liner (22) for a shipping container is disclosed which includes a roof panel (28), an end panel (30) and side wall panels (26). Cords (24) are attached to the liner in the viscinity of the end wall panel (30) and extend through loops along the top edges of the wall panels (26). Hooks, carried by the parts of the cords (24) between the loops, are provided for attaching the cords to sets of lashing points of the shipping container. The cords can be anchored and then tensioned, in a temporary manner, to pull the top edges of the side wall panels (26) towards the lashing points to facilitate cargo loading. When the cords (24) are permitted to become slack, the roof panel (28) drops down onto the loaded cargo.