Global trade requires goods to circumnavigate the globe through different climatic zones, predominantly involving sea carriage. The standard general purpose freight container, while effective at protecting the cargo within, is unable to prevent the effects of ambient temperature fluctuations and the resultant condensation that this might cause in connection with certain cargo types.
Read more about health and safety regulation in the UK and the implications for businesses in the supply chain.
TT Talk - Working at height
02/08/2022
Read more about the risks of working at height and what can be done to mitigate them.
TT Talk - Championing innovation in safety
12/07/2022
Find out more about how innovators are working towards making the transport and logistics industry safer and more secure for all.
Read more about the progress in dangerous good regulations ten years on from the MSC Flaminia disaster.
TT Club explores the risks of contracting on full liability terms
TT brief: operating a safe warehouse
13/04/2022
A short summary document outlining key considerations when operating a safe warehouse.
TT Talk: Be alert to stowaways
05/04/2022
Many newsfeeds currently are covering mass migration arising from the war in Ukraine, following the tragic pattern from other conflict zones over years and decades. The freight supply chain, however, continues to be exploited by layers of criminal barons facilitating the unfortunate 'underbelly' of economic migration.
TT Club endorses an important warehouse whitepaper on 'storage and handling of Dangerous Goods in preparation for, or after, sea-transport' issued by four industry organisations.
TT Talk - Lithium complexities
08/02/2022
Exploring the complexities of dangerous goods classification for the transport of lithium batteries
When containers are in short supply, supply chain actors may take a more lenient approach to container inspection