Containers
19/03/2012 -
A recent UK court judgment highlights that ‘waste can only be exported from the UK for recycling and not for disposal, but not if it is hazardous or could prove harmful to individuals or the environment’. Are you at risk?
19/03/2012 -
Amendment 35-10 entered full force on 1 January 2012. In support of the changes in practice that you should have adopted as a result, TT Club are pleased to be able to offer a discounted training solution to businesses involved in the handling and transport of dangerous goods.
01/02/2012 -
The Container Owners Association is organising its 2nd Reefer Forum in Singapore on Thursday 9 February.
The TT Club urges those in Asia who own, operate or maintain reefer containers to seek to participate if they are able to do so. The day will provide an overview of the exploding reefers situation and of emerging good practice relating to gas management and testing procedures.
19/01/2012 -
In a joint briefing, the Container Owners Association (COA) and the TT Club set out a synopsis of the exploding reefers situation and provide a clear call to action for the industry in order to eliminate counterfeit gas supply from the reefer container industry. The situation continues to develop and further information will be released once available.
22/12/2011 -
The Container Owners Association (COA) and the TT Club bring together practitioners and experts to debate ways to resolve the exploding reefer machinery issue following the introduction of counterfeit gas into the supply chain.
14/11/2011 -
Is misdeclaration of dangerous goods ever acceptable in the second decade of the 21st century?
14/11/2011 -
We promised to provide feedback from the survey in ‘The 21st century Plimsoll issue’
25/10/2011 -
As a leading liability insurer for the international logistics industry, the TT Club is aware of a significant percentage of cargo movements that go wrong. And it is clear that a major cause of things going wrong is a misunderstanding of or non-compliance with basic principles at the very outset of the supply chain.
25/10/2011 -
A downside of containerisation is that normally nobody sees the contents of the container from the time it is sealed until its ultimate destination. As a result the,correct packing, stowage and securing of the cargo inside the container is vital to maintaining the integrity of the cargo during its journey and avoiding damage and possible injury on the way.
11/10/2011 -
It can be difficult for a shipping line or other container operator to determine whether a missing container has been stolen or merely lost in the system. In many cases it can be a simple incorrect data entry in a container inventory; at some point, the missing container number re-surfaces in the control system and will be accounted for again. But when should an alert be raised?
