TT Talk
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13/06/2003 -
1. Dangers from "Unknown" Shippers in Lahore, Pakistan2. TT Club loses the battle, but wins the war in Genoa!3. Straight B/L held to be subject to Hague/Hague-Visby Rules
21/05/2003 -
1. Feedback on the "Fireworks Scam", item 3 in Edition 322. Repeat performance on US Chassis Risks3. Cargo security in the US - Keeping up-to-date4. More on US Customs - enforcing the 24-Hour Rule5. Africa scams reach Iraq6. BIFA breathes again! English Court of Appeal upholds 9-month time-limit7. Conclusion
07/04/2003 -
1. Personal effects shipments - beware Consumer Protection Legislation2. Carriers held responsible for misdelivery from customs warehouses in Chile3. The "fireworks scam"4. TT Club launches self-analysis system for checking security compliance
04/03/2003 -
1. Apologies to Green Africa Shipping (Pty) Ltd.2. CHIEFS rolls out.3. Another African scam - "Keep it small and it may go undetected"4. Personal effects shipments - How to minimise the forwarder's risk
07/02/2003 -
1. Straight bills of lading and surrender bills of lading - feedback from readers2. Chassis operations in California, USA - the effect of the "Romero" Act3. Nine-month contractual limitation in forwarders' standard trading conditions4. EUROWATCH is one to watch!
13/12/2002 -
1. Straight bills of lading - readers' feedback on APL v Voss item in TT Talk 272. Another scam on shipping lines3. Update on shipments of personal effects to the US4. UK Court finds nine month time limit in BIFA conditions unreas
30/10/2002 -
1. Maritime security in the United States - Something missing?2. Scams on Shipping Lines3. More Scams, on the unsuspecting!4. Carrier's duty to deliver under a Straight Bill of Lading
09/10/2002 -
1. Maritime Security in the United States - The Trade Act of June 2002 and the 24 hour Advance Notice Rule.2. New UK Warehousing Association Conditions3. Himalaya Clause fails to protect inland carrier in the United States4. Hong Kong Marine Department gets tough
03/09/2002 -
1. ISM Code in full force as from 1 July 2002 - Feedback from Lloyd's Register2. Maritime Security in the United States - proposed new Customs Service Rules3. NVOC Bills of Lading in China4. Logistics Joint-Ventures in China5. Strict Liability for Shippers of Inherently Dangerous Cargoes under US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936
23/08/2002 -
1. ISM Code in full force as from 1 July 20022. Maritime Security - the US Customs' C-TPAT Initiative3. Burden of Proof shifts in China4. New Civil Liability Law in New South Wales, Australia
30/05/2002 -
1. Benchmarking of accidents for ports and terminals2. TT Club challenges draft California legislation on Intermodal Chassis3. When does negligence amount to recklessness?
25/04/2002 -
1. Three Original Bills of Lading + One Unoriginal Fraudster = Serious Trouble for the Freight Forwarder!2. Don't be bullied by your customer!3. NVOCs face regulation in China4. Carriage by Air - Montreal Additional Protocol No.4
26/03/2002 -
1. More about that Fumigated Furniture!2. Handling an Environmental Pollution case3. ICHCA on Substance Abuse in the Workplace4. FIATA withdraws FCRs for Steel Shipments5. European Airports and Seaports Police Association Conference in Vienna, 24/25 April 2002
15/02/2002 -
1. Cargo Thefts in the USA2. Who is reading your Website?3. Lessons for Container Depot Operators from Typhoon Nari (September 2001) in Taiwan4. Make your Standard Trading Conditions part of the Deal!
17/01/2002 -
1. Handle that furniture with care!2. Entering cargo values in bills of lading
19/08/2001 -
1. A note from the editor2. Clandestine Entrants into the UK3. Airfreight Claims4. Second Hand Tyres to India
09/04/2001 -
1. A note from the editor2. Beware of Fraud3. Foot and Mouth Epidemic4. Customers Power ShipServ Ahead5. Security Seal Testing Authority6. Valuable Cargoes and Secure Stopping Places7. Ammonium Nitrate8. Chinese Government Revises Customs Law9. General Provisions10. Inbound and Outbound Carriers11. Goods12. Customs Duties13. Security and Supervision14. Liability for Breach
26/02/2001 -
1. A note from the editor2. Reciprocal enforcement of arbitrage awards between Hong Kong and the Mainland3. forwarderlaw.com4. From Athens to Amsterdam and Back5. New Look to Member Services6. Snakes, Planes and Machinery7. Japanese Scam8. New Appointments
05/12/2000 -
1. A note from the editor2. Nigerian Letter Fraud3. World at War4. Container Theft in Hong Kong... Cont'd5. Illegal Immigrants6. 3iCM Programme7. New Kid on the Block8. Steel Claims - a View from Australia9. Steel Claims - a View from Canada10. Steel Claims - a View from Colombia11. Steel Claims - a View from Ukraine
05/10/2000 -
1. A note from the editor2. Steel Claims3. ThruCargo - a new cargo insurance product4. Loss Prevention Workshop at Intermodal 20005. TT Express - e-commerce Service6. Application of SMGS Railway Convention in Ukraine7. IMTA Conference8. Shanghai Office Move
31/07/2000 -
1. A note from the editor2. Stowaways - 58 Dead in a Container3. Stowaways in Trailers & Containers4. Chassis Visibility5. Releasing goods on the demand of a customer who cannot provide bills of lading maybe a crime - be careful!6. Combat Drug Smuggling in Colombian Ports
20/06/2000 -
1. A note from the editor2. E-Commerce and Hong Kong's electronic transactions ordinance3. New German Transport Law4. Warsaw Seminar5. Container Pilferage (Pharmaceuticals) in Marseilles6. Taking advantage of contractual terms?7. Any Fool Can Stuff a Container.....8. LRQA in Hong Kong
01/01/2000 -
1. A note from the editor2. Indian Port Privatisation3. Mudslides in Venezuela4. Road Transports to, from and within France5. Theft of Reefer Containers in HK6. 5th International Transport & Logistics Conference and Exhibition7. AM Best Rating8. TT Cargo Questionnaire
01/01/1999 -
1. A note from the editor2. Stowaways on the high seas3. Woolf reforms in practice4. Piracy and armed robbery in the 21st century5. Bolero Update - "Interoperability"6. Forthcoming seminar - San Francisco
01/01/1999 -
1. A note from the editor2. How International is your Insurer?3. The problem with squid...4. Cargo release without bills of lading5. Dangerous goods6. Intermodal Exhibition, London7. TT Talk quadruples its readership!8. Dates for the diary9. Season's Greetings from the TT Club
01/01/1999 -
1. A note from the editor2. New US Occupational Safety and Health Act 3. Woolf reforms begin to take shape 4. One last push! 5. New repair standard aims to save money 6. Insight 99 - A success7. Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award8. It is Kolkata now! 9. Mahrashtra imposes stamp duty on imports
01/01/1999 -
1. A note from the editor2. Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Woolf?3. A learning experience 4. TT Club speaks up for intermodal equipment providers 5. Beware of exploding containers 6. www.ttclub.com
