Bulletins
- Press Release: TT Club Positive Trading Performance for 2012 confirmed by A M Best
- Article 2/5/13 - Ian Hyslop Legal Consultant for TT Club 'UK Authorities Impose Fines on Operators Inadvertently Handling Goods on which Duty is Unpaid'
- Article 23/04/13 - TT Club's Marcus John 'Port Operators Need to Expect the Unexpected '
People
15/03/2013 -
On a particularly frosty morning when ice has seized a car door shut we would never consider using a crow bar. Conditions may be more extreme in container operations, but is it reasonable to use mechanical force to open or close container doors? Experience suggests that it is not - and often ends with someone being hurt.
28/02/2013 -
Causes of warehouse fires are many and varied. A startling statistic is that up to half of all warehouse fires are started deliberately. Of course, it is not just the warehouses themselves that are destroyed; it is also necessary to consider potential injuries or death and the contents (both stored cargo and handling equipment).
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.
07/12/2011 -
A news item from last winter said, “With the accumulation of sleet, rain and freezing rain, many roofs have been unable to bear the additional rain-saturated snow”. Before you sit next to your warm fire, have you made appropriate preparations?
07/12/2011 -
The availability and use of ‘personal electronic devices’ is widespread. Do you have a clear policy concerning if, when and how such devices may be used? Is it understood by all staff and visitors, and is it strictly enforced?
14/11/2011 -
We promised to provide feedback from the survey in ‘The 21st century Plimsoll issue’
11/10/2011 -
Claims investigations following a recent cargo theft claim reveal the risk exposure in utilising subcontractors without carrying out effective due diligence. Beware!
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?
12/07/2011 -
Four regional finalists representing the future of the freight forwarding industry are preparing to travel to Cairo, Egypt for the FIATA World Congress – 16 - 21 October 2011. The four, from the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Hong Kong and Ireland , will each be hoping for selection as the overall Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year 2011 and a prize that includes hands-on training experience at one of TT Club’s regional centres in London, Hong Kong or New Jersey.
