Safety is a key factor of sustainability.
No port can grow sustainably with costly accidents creating claims and driving up insurance premiums. Recent events suggest that windstorms and extreme weather events are becoming less predictable, more severe and affecting areas previously considered low risk.
Ensuring your port operations are safe and secure should be top priority. Here we aim to cover all aspects of port and terminal safety including quay crane risks, climatic risks, due diligence and contractual challenges, cargo theft and damage, misdeclaration, fire safety and much more.
However, if you have any concerns that are not covered here, you can always submit an enquiry on the right or email us at riskmanagement@ttclub.com.
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WEBINAR | Port and terminal risks: quay container cranes
Quay container crane accidents are the biggest cause of insurance claims for TT Club's port and terminal Members. As the impacts of climate change become more prominent, extreme weather events are occurring more frequently, increasing the risk of quay crane collapses. Such incidents can be extremely costly with damage to equipment, disruption or reduction in operations and, at worst, loss of life.
Port-safety news & insights
TT Talk - Storm preparedness
17/05/2022
TT Club offers risk guidance advice in relation to quay container crane maintenance and changing climatic risk.
TT Talk - Containers in a storm
17/05/2022
TT Club looks at recent storm events to draw risk guidance from ports and shipping container terminals
Climate change is already exposing ports to more extreme weather occurrences, and these can cause millions in damage, repairs and downtime. Today, ports are taking note of climate change, but many are still deciding what to do about it.
TT Club highlights weather-related risk
08/12/2021
Freight transport and logistics insurance specialist TT Club's analysis of weather-related risk highlights water damage to cargoes in particular.
TT Talk - Traffic management saves lives
07/12/2021
The marine container terminal is a critical transfer point of intermodal trade
Advocating the use of simulators for training operators of cargo handling equipment as an essential tool in the container terminal training armoury.
Industry experts discuss the risk and safety issues affecting bulk terminal operators
TT Talk - Changing climatic risk
05/10/2021
Find out how changing climatic risks and extreme weather events can impact your insurance cover and validity of claims
Port safety publications
Supply chain security bulletin
20/07/2022
This bulletin considers all aspects of supply chain security, highlighting TT Club claims statistics along with a range of other industry data.
Book it right and pack it tight
08/07/2022
Guidance on packing dangerous goods for carriage by sea - IMDG code amendment 40-20
StopLoss: abandonment of cargo
10/08/2021
Guidance for port and terminal operators, freight forwarders and logistics operators dealing with issues of abandoned cargo and the associated risks around dangerous goods
Collision prevention
01/11/2019
PEMA, TT Club, and ICHCA International have pooled resources to make available information to promote collision prevention.
Crane safety recommendations
01/10/2019
This paper covers the main recommended safety features for quay container cranes that are not specifically described in national or international standards.
Verified gross mass - supplementary FAQs
01/07/2016
These 'Supplementary Industry FAQS' have been compiled in response to questions that have been raised by the industry in relation to the revised SOLAS regulation requiring 'verified gross mass of packed containers'.
Container yard equipment safety
01/12/2012
TT Club, collaboratively with PEMA and ICHCA International have published recommended safety standards for container yard equipment.
Risk management handbook
01/01/2009
The TT Club and ICHCA International have brought together the shared knowledge and experience of operators and experts in managing storm damage.

Ports & terminals cover
No two ports or terminals are the same, which is why we tailor-make policies to reflect the risks you face.
As well as port liability risks, TT Club cover can be tailored to address the combination of commercial and environmental risks faced by port authorities and terminal operators.