Thursday, June 12th, 2008... Four regional finalists representing the future of the freight forwarding industry are preparing to travel to Vancouver on Tuesday September 23rd to attend the FIATA World Congress. The four, from South Africa, Canada, Indonesia and Germany, will each be hoping for selection as the overall Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year and a prize that includes hands-on training experience at one of TT Club's regional centres in London, Hong Kong or New Jersey
The US insurance rating organisation has once more underlined the mutual insurer TT Club's financial strength and issuer credit by maintaining both these ratings at A- (Excellent)
The TT Club has called for a cleaner working environment for quay crane drivers at ports, and in particular wants new measures to protect them from ship stack emissions.
The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the MSC Napoli incident has shown that mis-declaration of the weight and contents of containers was a contributory factor to the accident.
An improving claims picture, high retention on renewals and a good investment return characterise a satisfactory overall performance in 2007.
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 Goods (IMDG) Code.
Name Change
08/07/2007
Following the recent TT Board meeting in Copenhagen
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 operations in port.
Customer Satisfaction Survey, next phase begins
The inability of ports in Europe, the US and elsewhere to keep pace with the relentless growth in Asian, especially China's, shipping facilities and overseas trade is already leading to increased personal injury and handling equipment incidents, the TT Club has warned.
Releasing its 2006 annual results at the end of March, transport insurance specialist TT Club revealed that its biggest single loss during the year had been a man-made one - the explosions and huge fire on board the Hyundai Fortune, in the Gulf of Aden on passage from the Far East to Europe.