02/03/2004
This is the third part of Harry Lee's trilogy on bill of lading issues.
20/02/2004
This is the second part of Harry Lee's trilogy on the problems that can arise with bills of lading. In TT Talk No. 40 we covered the first situation in which amendments to the first set of transport document is requested by the cargo interests. In this item, the Club offers its recommendation on another common situation - "switch" bills of lading.
09/02/2004
For the fifteenth successive year TT Club has supported the BIFA freight service awards. For the 2003 awards, presented last month at the Association's annual lunch in the City of London, TT Club sponsored the coveted logistics and distribution award.
22/01/2004
With ISPS Code implementation now only months away, TT Club has undertaken an education and information programme for its existing and prospective members in Venezuela.
20/01/2004
Transport and logistics insurer, TT Club, explains which shipping details can be changed on a bill of lading and the risks involved
23/12/2003
The Hazworld.com website recently carried an article on the problems that can arise when cargoes are fumigated. Readers with good memories may remember that TT Talk addressed this issue in Editions 17 and 19, published in January and March 2002 respectively. The Hazworld article was prompted by a circular issued by the TT Club's sister club, the UK Pandi Club, following a survey of containers that had recently been carried out in Rotterdam.
12/12/2003
AM Best, the financial ratings agency, has upgraded the TT Club's rating to B++ (Very Good) after its recent review of the insurer's performance.
04/12/2003
In recent years at least six big container ships have been seriously damaged by major fires or explosions. Apart from the loss of life and injury to seafarers, each accident caused millions of dollars of damages. Experts attribute most of these incidents to hazardous materials that were loaded into containers but not declared to the carriers.
17/11/2003
Speaking at the Intermodal Transport & Logistics Conference in Rotterdam earlier in this month perishable trade expert and consultant to TT Club, David Heather made clear the necessity for operators dealing with the transport of perishables to adopt more disciplined loss prevention strategies.
31/10/2003
TT Club, a leading transport insurance provider, has confirmed that its latest assessment of claims resulting from Typhoon Maemi, the devastating storm that hit South Korea on 26 September, is substantially reduced from the initial estimates of US$40-50 million, with the likely level of claims faced by the mutual not expected to exceed US$25 million.
03/08/2003
TT Club, a leading provider of insurance and risk management services to the international transport and logistics industry, has announced that senior underwriter Andrew Kemp is transferring from London to Singapore. From 1st August 2003 he takes up the new position of Regional Underwriting Manager for the Asia-Pacific region, while also retaining responsibility for the Club's Indian Subcontinent business.
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