TT Club looks at recent storm events to draw risk guidance from ports and shipping container terminals

An update, following appeal, concerning the ancient principles of general average (GA).

TT Club offers risk guidance advice in relation to quay container crane maintenance and changing climatic risk.

BSI, TT Club and TAPA EMEA co-author this report to educate the transportation and manufacturing sectors about the dynamic cargo theft risks present across the globe.

Amid a number of recent fire incidents affecting container transport, ro-ro ships and air cargo movements allegedly involving lithium batteries, international freight transport insurer TT Club is calling for increased vigilance to ensure a secure safety environment for the fast-developing supply chains of this increasingly common component.

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.

Current geopolitical tensions have inevitably raised the stakes in general perception around security, as well as, tragically, huge displacement of the population of Ukraine. The sobering reality from experience is that criminals are quick to change their methods, exploit difficult situations and cause further human degradation.