On 21 October 2010 the Chairman of the European Parliament Transport & Tourism Committee (Brian Simpson MEP) led a debate in which he claimed that a 'staggering 10,000 containers were lost each year', the majority of which fell overboard, and that shipping lines and insurers where happy to accept this figure and do nothing about it. This assertion was in part prompted by the MARIN
We return to the topic of batteries, that was addressed from two different angles in TT Talk Editions 124, 24 Dec 2009 (nickel metal-hydride batteries) and 128, 12 Mar 2010 (recycled batteries).
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.
TT Talk Edition 134 - 08/10/2010
07/10/2010
1. Forthcoming amendments to ADR and RID 2. European Union 24-hour Security Rule (Electronic Entry and Exit Summary Declarations) 3. The Importance of Regular Structural Examanitions of Quay Cranes.
TT Talk - European Union 24-hour Security Rule (Electronic Entry and Exit Summary Declarations)
07/10/2010
Dr Risto Talas, Research Fellow at University of Hull Logistics Institute, writes:
The FIATA Advisory Body Dangerous Goods (ABDG) has provided an advice concerning the proposed amendments of the ADR (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) and the RID (Regulation concerning the carriage of Dangerous Goods by rail) that are due to enter into force on 1 January 2011. There are general transitional measures until 30 June 2011 with the possibility to apply for longer transitional measures for specific technical issues.
Based on an analysis revealing a number of major structural failures in port equipment in recent years, Laurence Jones, TT Club's Global Risk Assessment Director, stresses how essential it is for operators of ports and cargo handling facilities to establish a regular sequence of maintenance and thorough examination of all the lifting appliances it utilises.
TT Talk Edition 133 - 27/9/2010
26/09/2010
1. Mis-release of Shipments by Transport Operators and Ocean Carriers 2. IMDG Code Revision.
TT Talk - IMDG Code Revision
26/09/2010
Readers of TT Talk may well remember the article we published about the IMDG Code Amendment 34-08 which came into mandatory force in January this year. The article pointed out that a major change in the IMDG Code was the introduction of new mandatory training requirements for shore side staff involved in the preparation, handling and transport of dangerous goods by sea. Accidents involving packaged dangerous goods continue to occur and this measure was seen as an important element in the wider programme of tackling this issues.
The Club has recently seen an increase in claims against transport operator Members for release of cargo without presentation of the transport operator bill of lading.
TT Talk Edition 132 - 19/07/2010
19/07/2010
1. US COGSA and the Shipping Act trump Carmack