Three industry bodies have produced joint research and published safety specifications for container quay cranes. Experts, working from TT Club insurance claims records and with combined operational…
In the wake of seismic and climatic activity around the globe in the early part of 2011, many have been keenly observing the work of forecasters for the 2011 North Atlantic hurricane season, which…
June 7, 2011 - In a joint initiative to improve safety at the world's ports, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA), the TT Club and ICHCA International are to announce recommendations…
It is important for carriers, forwarders and other intermediaries to understand the implications of the European Commission's recent review of its Directive on the Enforcement of Intellectual…
New legislation: The UK's new Bribery Act is tough on economic crime and it will impact any company with operations in the UK regardless of its country of domicile. In this article we consider these…
A recent accident in which an empty freight container came away from a ship's crane and came down 'from a great height' - fortunately without causing any injury - has re-ignited the whole issue of…
Reefer containers are regularly found with a white powder on aluminium components. For many years there has been a debate: Is this caused by cleaning techniques and materials, or by the use of low…
It can be difficult to have relevant perspective when developments inevitably take time to come to fruition, but the last six months has been quite remarkable in the maturing of safety awareness in…
There is a separate initiative underway in the ILO to update the 'IMO/ILO/UN ECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs)' which were last reviewed in 1997. This further enhances safety…
