ICHCA International (www.ichcainternational.co.uk), the highly regarded membership organisation dedicated to the promotion of safety and efficiency in the handling and movement of goods, reports in…
A shipper purchases goods in country A with the intention of exporting them to country B. Due to import restrictions in country B on goods from country A, the shipper wants to declare that the origin…
Mike Compton of ICHCA International reports on the IMO sub-committee meeting, which took place 17-21 September 2007. Most of the IMDG Code has been mandatory since 1 January 2004. However, one small…
Supply Chain Security has been a hot topic for some years now with the vulnerability of international trade to threats such as economic and political terrorism, smuggling and organised crime becoming…
Mike Compton also reported on an investigation into a container falling away from a front loading lift truck. This was caused by badly damaged corner castings on the container which did not arise…
TT Club, the specialist transport insurer, has called for the training of those handling dangerous goods on land prior to shipment by sea to be mandated under the International Maritime Dangerous…
Two important recent judgments concerned the question whether a driver who falls asleep at the wheel is liable for wilful misconduct under Article 29 CMR. Fortunately, in both cases the driver…
In TT Talk Edition 99 we mentioned that UCP 600, the new 'ICC Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits' replaced its predecessor UCP 500 per 1 July 2007. UCP does not have automatic force…
The TT Club is strongly urging container terminal operators to fit electronic sensor devices to quay crane booms to prevent them accidentally colliding with vessels during loading and unloading…
