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18/05/2005
1. US Legislators debate interchange agreements
In the April edition of its bulletin Cargo World, ICHCA International reports on an incident where a trainee dockworker was killed when he was crushed and fell from a container crane.
Although the introduction of the ISPS Code was driven primarily by the need to counter the threat of terrorist attacks on ports and shipping, it and its regulatory cousins CSI (Container Security Initiative) and C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) are having a positive impact on levels of more traditional cargo crime.
21/04/2005
1. Warsaw Convention rights exclude all others
The Club has been running a related initiative raising awareness of carriage of dangerous goods in containers. It has recently published a new Stop Loss information sheet entitled 'Guidance on the Transport of Packaged Dangerous Goods by Sea'.
TT Club's improving financial position has been acknowledged by industry ratings agency AM Best, which has revised its outlook on the mutual insurer's rating from 'stable' to 'positive'.
06/04/2005
We write again on the English Rafaela S judgment, which we first addressed in the last edition of TT Talk.
06/04/2005
1. Club announces financial results
06/04/2005
The police and highway authorities are continuing to crack down on overweight vehicles, and are looking especially at containerized loads.
15/03/2005
1. Time bar clause upheld
23/02/2005
1. House of Lords goes straight to the point
23/02/2005
A question frequently asked is: just how many shipping containers are there in the world?