Inland & Logistics
29/07/2011 -
The requirement to verify declared weight could fundamentally impact safety through the supply chain.
01/02/2011 -
This item looks at two of the nastiest undersides of modern smuggling, people and drugs, which potentially impact on anyone involved in international transport. For reasons of space, we concentrate on the United Kingdom; we will look at the international position in a future edition.
25/11/2010 -
Most contracts entered into by transport and logistics operators are formed by a series of exchanges with their customers through emails, phone calls and so on. But the most effective risk management tool for companies is to make these subject to their standard terms and conditions. This does not happen automatically.
29/10/2010 -
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).
29/10/2010 -
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.
12/10/2010 -
Risk Managment - Safe Slinging Pocket Guide
Although many cargoes are today transported in cargo transport units and therefore, not individually handled during the transportation process, there are still individual loads that have to be slung and lifted to/from ships and at other stages in the marine chain.
These pocket guides are aimed specifically at these issues and in particular the provision use and care of slings. The principles of slinging have not chnages over the years and they are shown on IIL/5 together with basic considertions and actions to enable the work to be carried out safely.
12/10/2010 -
Risk Management - Entry into enclosed spaces, freight containers - IIL/4
The dangers of enclosed spaces are universal and are widely found in work activities. The two main concerns are lack of oxygen and pressence of harmful gases or vapours. In this pocket guide, ICHCA International and the TT Club have addressed the very practical isssue of entry into freight containers that can present a danger to port workers and others who may required to enter them during their work.
12/10/2010 -
The International Maritime Damngerous Goods Code (IMDG) is published by the IMO and revised biennially. It is based upon the United Nations Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods which deals with all modes of tarnsport.
The IMDG Code is mandatory and contains the requirments for the safe carriage of packaged dangerous goods by sea.
07/09/2010 -
Shipping sedond hand machinery may seem like easy money, but it carries hidden penalties for the unwary.
07/09/2010 -
Metal coils are difficult to carry safely in containers. They have a very high mass and, being circular, have a significantly smaller loading “footprint” or point loading than a case of similar weight. Cold-rolled metals are easily damaged: they can easily be scratched or get rusty, while coils can lose their circular shape (“ovalise”) or become shaped like a telescope. Because they are round, they are difficult to secure; if a coil breaks loose it can cause damage to:
