June 23, 2005 - The growth in end-to-end logistics services and the greater complexity of long-distance supply chains are increasing risks for logistics operators, often in areas that are imperfectly understood. This warning to logistics service providers was delivered by the leading transport mutual TT Club in a presentation at a recent (June 15) conference in Antwerp.
Although the introduction of the ISPS Code was driven primarily by the need to counter the threat of terrorist attacks on ports and shipping, it and its regulatory cousins CSI (Container Security Initiative) and C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) are having a positive impact on levels of more traditional cargo crime.
The Club has been running a related initiative raising awareness of carriage of dangerous goods in containers. It has recently published a new Stop Loss information sheet entitled 'Guidance on the Transport of Packaged Dangerous Goods by Sea'.
TT Club's improving financial position has been acknowledged by industry ratings agency AM Best, which has revised its outlook on the mutual insurer's rating from 'stable' to 'positive'.
Rafaela S
06/04/2005
We write again on the English Rafaela S judgment, which we first addressed in the last edition of TT Talk.
Leading transport insurance provider TT Club has extended its long-term cooperation with BIFA (the British International Freight Association) by sponsorship of its Supply Chain Management Award at the latest annual Freight Service Awards ceremony.
Too many transport operators, from NVOCCs and logistics providers to terminal facilities, are worryingly uninformed about the extent of their insurance cover, the TT Club has warned.
TT Club Customer Satisfaction Survey
15/12/2004
The December issue of House to House (h2h) includes a summary of the results of this ongoing project. For more details
TT Club, the transport insurance mutual association, has expressed concern at an apparently widespread lack of awareness of changes in the legal status of the International Maritime Organization's International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and its implications.
This prestigious Award - sponsored by the TT Club, FIATA, and IATA - is aimed at encouraging training in forwarding and enlarging the professional experience of the candidates. The winner of the 2004 award is Ms Anita van Kooten (27), from the Netherlands.
The TT Club, the transport insurance mutual, has appointed Andrew Webster as Director of Loss Prevention with effect from 1st July 2004 to succeed Club veteran John Nicholls, who has retired.