Flammable cargoes—from chemicals and fuels to everyday consumer goods—pose significant hazards throughout the supply chain. TT Club stresses the importance of strict compliance with international regulations, robust packaging, and accurate declaration to prevent catastrophic incidents.
This page draws on TT Club’s safety guidance to highlight common causes of fire-related claims, including misdeclared dangerous goods and inadequate securing. It also outlines best practices for handling, stowage, and emergency preparedness. By prioritising vigilance and collaboration, operators can reduce risk, protect assets, and maintain safety when transporting flammable cargo across multimodal networks.
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Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from small hand-held devices to electric vehicles and battery energy storage systems (BESS). While very safe in normal use, they can fail dangerously and quickly in a process called ‘thermal runaway’ if they are physically, thermally or electrically abused.
Read this latest TT Brief to understand - and mitigate - the risk of handling, storing and transporting Lithium-ion batteries.
The brief outlines four key areas for risk mitigation:
- Cargo pre-checks
- Container packing
- stowage on ships
- incident detection and response
