Don't disregard the complete business case for evaluating safety innovations. Long-term sustainability of an operation may be best served by investing in proven and effective devices and procedures. Many have found that good health and safety management can deliver savings and improved performance.
Statistics continue to demonstrate that working in terminal facilities presents huge risks to people, despite massive expenditure on mobile handling equipment in relation to containerisation and the development of personal protective gear over the recent decades.
The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) was formed by leading liner shipping companies to allow seaborne carriers to share information in order to establish areas of concern and trends, and improve safety in the transport chain. An impressive first year of operation demonstrates the power of this database - and confirms worries in relation to dangerous goods.
The IMDG Code mandates training for all shore side staff involved in consigning dangerous goods for sea transport. Requiring training is straight-forward, delivering it effectively is a challenge. While there are no short cuts, there are an increasing number of aids to ensure that nobody really has excuses for compromising safety in the supply chain.
As many face the aftermath of 'Superstorm Sandy', the TT Club shares some of its experience from past natural catastrophes in order to ease the process of business recovery.
A plea to keep up planned maintenance - our experience is that cutting down on maintenance almost certainly costs more in the long run and compromises safety. TT Club analysis evidences that claims related to maintenance issues cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
Making a large infrastructure investment, such as installing new quay cranes, is far more complex than simply gathering the budget and agreeing specifications. It is important to think through all possible eventualities that flow from the investment and ensure that you understand the consequences and have the appropriate contractual and insurance solutions in place.
The financial benefits of crime continue to spawn sophisticated methods to defraud society and stay one step ahead of detection. Media and documentaries highlighting fake medication and pesticides, or the lengths taken to copy branded goods evidence how difficult it is to ensure that the right products are being utilised.
Many would say that our lives are already too regulated, whether in terms of personal or corporate existence. Why does the TT Club believe that the WSC proposal to amend SOLAS in relation to container weighing should be supported?
"We are looking for marine transportation. 60 containers per time and 53 MT per container. please give us an estimated price and contact us." Whether or not this shipper request was 'spam', it raises important issues for every forwarder or carrier.
