VGM - essential guidance for ship operators
01/07/2016
The shipper is responsible for obtaining the verified gross mass of a packed container and communicating it to the ocean carrier.
Verified gross mass - industry FAQs
01/07/2016
This document has been compiled in response to questions that have been raised by the industry in relation to the revised SOLAS regulation and the accompanying guidelines.
Verified gross mass - supplementary FAQs
01/07/2016
These 'Supplementary Industry FAQS' have been compiled in response to questions that have been raised by the industry in relation to the revised SOLAS regulation requiring 'verified gross mass of packed containers'.
TT Club Appoints New Chairman
01/07/2016
Today we are delighted to announce that Ulrich Kranich has been appointed the Chairman of TT Club, stepping up from his 9 years as a Director.
With the effective date of the container weighing regulation, known as Verified Gross Mass (VGM), at hand, the freight insurance specialist TT Club is accentuating the positive and assures the industry that help remains available. The mutual insurer, which sees VGM as one of the key safety measures for container operations worldwide, has published a pithy, user-friendly summary for all those involved.
New 'Guidelines for the Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in Containers' are intended to allow the carriage of calcium hypochlorite under controlled circumstances, to ensure that it is properly declared, packaged, packed and carried.
The explosion at Tianjin Port last August should be seen as a spectacular example of why those operating throughout the global supply chains should examine their work practices and risk policies more thoroughly.
Industry sentiment expressed at the ICHCA Seminar entitled 'SOLAS VGM One Month Out - Are You Ready?' held in Antwerp last week, was one of frustration. Less than 15% of the IMO Member States in which VGM regulations will be mandatory have issued guidelines on the manner in which they intend to enforce the regulation.
TT Club Sponsor The Loadstar Podcast: VGM
06/06/2016
The Loadstar Podcast May edition focuses on the work being undertaken in the UK with shippers, forwarders and ports, all preparing for the rapidly approaching legislation deadline. A round table discussion with DP World Southampton's commercial director, Aart Hille Riis Lambers, TT Club's Peregrine Storrs-Fox and BIFA policy and compliance manager Robert Windsor.
TT Club, the leading international transport and logistics insurance provider, today announces its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2015, maintaining its A- (Excellent) rating by agency AM Best for the 10th consecutive year.