VGM Period of Grace Ends on 1st October
28/09/2016
The three-month settling-in period suggested by the IMO to its Member States in which competent authorities were urged to adopt a 'practical and pragmatic' approach to the enforcement of the SOLAS revision stipulating all packed containers have a verified gross mass (VGM) before being stowed aboard a ship comes to an end on 1st October.
Container operations are often reliant on road carriage prior to and after carriage by sea. Careful attention to the associated road equipment is required to minimise the risks.
TT Talk - Road liability exposure in the USA
05/09/2016
Incident causation is never simple; over the road liabilities in the US now expose a broad range of supply chain stakeholders in potentially surprising ways.
TT Talk - Container examination choices
08/08/2016
Containers play a major role in international trade; rigorous equipment maintenance processes are critical. Consider which examination process best mitigates the risks.
TT Talk - Maintaining container safety
08/08/2016
Container operators need to ensure they have in place a system for monitoring and maintaining the state of the containers under their stewardship. Diverse stakeholders drive differing requirements.
Kate Hollis, Senior Claims Executive at TT Club in Sydney, discusses the risks faced by licenced customs brokers and mitigation steps to take:
Sponsorship of FIATA's Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award is a primary aim of leading international freight insurer, TT Club. This support of FIATA's training and development award is now in its eighteenth year.
TT Club is proud to be selected as one of the four finalists for the Insurance Day Maritime Insurance Award category in the 2016 Lloyd's List Global Awards.
Understanding for licenced customs brokers of the risks faced and mitigation steps to take.
TT Talk - Impact of food safety in USA
12/07/2016
US food rule will continue to drive up standards and requirements; beware the contractual negotiations.
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director at TT Club, discusses the risks faced by licenced customs brokers and mitigation steps to take: