The management of assets and infrastructure inevitably requires the use of replacement parts to keep facilities and equipment operational and fulfil contractual obligations.
Warehouse fires are devastating when they occur - which is far too frequently. The primary causes of fires include electrical failures or malfunction, hot works, maintenance related issues and poor enforcement of no smoking policies. Many incidents can be avoided entirely by periodic risk assessments, effective maintenance and training, enforcement of policy and good housekeeping.
Read about how innovators seek to digitalise containers with geo-locator tools and the possible results that could be attained in reducing safety risks in the supply chain.
In welcoming the IMO’s revised guidelines for inspections, the international freight transport insurer TT Club exhorts governments to report findings to IMO on 2021 inspections, as well as to increase the volume of inspections carried out
Various sources of potential pest contamination exist throughout the global freight supply chain. Both national legislatures and multinational regulators are keen to minimise potentially devastating consequences to agriculture and the natural environment that unwanted invasive pests can deliver. All those involved in the movement of cargo internationally must heighten their awareness and tighten biosecurity measures.
