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31/03/2004
Even on land, cargo can experience very substantial decelerations, particularly where containers are carried by rail. Although containers are now more often carried on dedicated point-to-point container trains, on long-distance movements marshalling cannot be eliminated altogether.
The TT Club has delivered a stark warning to port facility operators that miss the July 1 deadline for ISPS Code compliance.
26/03/2004
1. Siemens Ltd v Schenker International (Australia) Pty Ltd
25/03/2004
The TT Club, the leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry, has reported another successful year for its financial year 2003
11/03/2004
Our colleagues at the UK P&I Club have recently published edition No. 7 in their loss-prevention series "Carefully to Carry". It looks at the problems encountered in shipping containers - particularly the stresses caused to stacks in heavy seas - and contains much useful advice on lashing and securing systems.
11/03/2004
1. Container safety at sea
11/03/2004
At the end of last year, the English Commercial Court was asked to decide whether a forwarder could limit its liability in a case where the circumstances of the loss were unclear. Which party had the burden of proving what actually happened?
Postgraduate research by Steven Bell, as part of his MSc in logistics and supply chain management at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK, has highlighted several gaps between the services freight forwarders think their customers want, and what the customers are actually looking for.
02/03/2004
1. Loss of original bills of lading and requests for issuance of replacement bills
02/03/2004
This is the third part of Harry Lee's trilogy on bill of lading issues.
20/02/2004
This is the second part of Harry Lee's trilogy on the problems that can arise with bills of lading. In TT Talk No. 40 we covered the first situation in which amendments to the first set of transport document is requested by the cargo interests. In this item, the Club offers its recommendation on another common situation - "switch" bills of lading.
20/02/2004
1. Chassis concerns reach Capitol Hill