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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Ports and terminal risk

Ports and terminals webinars

TT Club has recorded several past webinars on the topic of ports and terminals, containing important guidance on how to mitigate related links. 

 

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Port-safety news & insights

TT Club is delighted to invite you to an afternoon seminar with discussion and presentations by expert speakers on risk trends and mitigation strategies for ports and terminals in the Benelux region.

TT Club and Port Strategy are delighted to invite you to a seminar focusing on safe mooring practices, on 28 March 2024 in London.

Successful and safe mooring requires a high degree of communication between the ship and landside operatives.

Alerts were raised in the UK in mid-2023 about a potential serious safety risk arising from the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete [RAAC]. While this particular building practice appears to have been widely adopted in public structures (for example schools), it is possible that it has been applied in port or warehouse facilities in some parts of the world.

Security at ports and terminals is vital to protect cargo, other assets and workforce.

As the maritime industry moves slowly but decisively towards sustainability, ports and terminals occupy a uniquely influential position. They certainly face significant challenges, of course, how to decarbonise operations while enhancing operational efficiency and competitiveness, which is no small task. But they also have the opportunity to be a catalyst for broader change in the maritime industry, influencing shipping partners through targeted collaborations and initiatives like incentive schemes for visiting ships.

Security at ports and terminals is vital to protect cargo, other assets and workforce.

TT Club draws attention to the critical question of who is initially responsible for the state in which cargo is shipped.

Port safety publications

At the start of 2021, there was great optimism following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020. Countries grappling with its challenges took varying measures to control the spread of the virus and in doing so continued to unbalance trade flows, volumes and equipment availability. The development of several vaccines were welcome news and industry attention quickly switched to how to deliver such an invaluable cargo to every corner of the globe.

Guidance for port and terminal operators, freight forwarders and logistics operators dealing with issues of abandoned cargo and the associated risks around dangerous goods

Whatever the event, everyone involved wants it to be a success and that the public will enjoy it in safety and comfort.

PEMA, TT Club, and ICHCA International have pooled resources to make available information to promote collision prevention.

This paper covers the main recommended safety features for quay container cranes that are not specifically described in national or international standards.

The shipper is responsible for obtaining the verified gross mass of a packed container and communicating it to the ocean carrier.

This document has been compiled in response to questions that have been raised by the industry in relation to the revised SOLAS regulation and the accompanying guidelines.

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'.

Ports and terminals

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.