The TT Club has called for a cleaner working environment for quay crane drivers at ports, and in particular wants new measures to protect them from ship stack emissions.
The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the MSC Napoli incident has shown that mis-declaration of the weight and contents of containers was a contributory factor to the accident.
Port Skills and Safety Ltd ( PSSL ), an industry organisation promoting health safety, skills and standards, commented in Information Paper 012/2008 on a Kalmar Reach Stacker incident (failure of boom extension ram anchor bolts).
Hyopsung Shipping Corporation, the TT Club s Network Partner in Korea, alerted us to a circular by the law firm Kim & Chang (Seoul) on amendments to the Maritime Chapter of the South Korean Commercial Code. These amendments include the following points.
When ICHCA International in its International Safety Panel (ISP) recently considered the situation regarding locking lights on spreader frames, it became apparent that a variety of different colour combinations are in use.
In TT Talk Edition 102 (16 October 2007) Hart Security introduced the new ISO 28000 security management standard. A longer description of the business benefits offered by engaging in this standard was set out in House-to-House December 2007. This article continues the theme by identifying how this management standard fits into the current regulatory arena.
