A question was recently raised concerning rail carriers in the US changing seals without notifying the carrier. CTPAT guidelines clearly state that seal integrity must be maintained during transit.
A UK Freight Forwarder, who is insured by the Club for Transport Operator liabilities, has a regular weekly groupage (consolidation) service by road between London and Florence.
Case 3 Cargo Liability - Warehouse A member's warehouse was severly damaged during a storm, when strong winds blew off part of the roof and caused the remainder to collapse. Cargo stored on the…
Case 3 Equipment and Cargo Liability A Member who owns and operates tank containers, is insured in the transport operator category of the Club for both cargo liabilities and equipment loss or…
Case 4 General Average/Salvage and Carrying Equipment The container ship of a Member was struck ob the port side by a bulk carrier while anchoring. The Member had 314 containers on board, of which…
Case 4 Ship Damage While discharging a container ship, a member's crane driver moved his crane without lifting the gantry. The gantry hit and partly demolished the ship's radar mast, radio antenna…
Case 5 Customs Duty A terminal operator member received two container loads said to contain cigarettes, to be loaded on one of his customer's ships, Because of the sensitive nature of the cargo, the…
Case 5 Typhoon Maemi, Korea The severest typhoon since records began 100 years ago struck Korea on 12 September 2003. This caused considerable damage to the port facilities and operators' equipment…
Case 6 Equipment A multi-purpose container carrier (ro/ro and cellular) was loading containers to the ro/ro deck over a stern three-quarter ramp. A container lifter, insured by the Club as ship's…
Case 6 Liability - Death and Bodily Injury A terminal member was discharging bundles of steel tubes at night. The bundles were stowed on the main vehicle deck of a ro/ro vessel and were being moved…
