02/04/2013
The last chance for our industry to have an input into ICHCA International's response to the IMO Correspondence Group preparing draft guidelines to accompany the Amendment to SOLAS
27/03/2013
As one of the leading global suppliers of insurance solutions for the transport and logistics sector, TT Club looks to position themselves alongside major industry events and organisations. On the 15th and 16th of May we will...
On the 19 th and 20 th of March TT Club gave a seminar on Loss Prevention in Container Shipping . The seminar presented first in Shanghai and then in...
21/03/2013
Thomas Miller is an insurance services business, managing some of the most important insurance mutuals in the international transport and professional indemnity sectors. Those mutuals include the UK P&I Club, the UK...
15/03/2013
The safety of containers was initially addressed when there were tens of thousands of units. Now, some 45 years later, there are tens of millions in circulation. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been reviewing the processes associated with the Convention for Safe Containers - are you ready for the changes?
On a particularly frosty morning when ice has seized a car door shut we would never consider using a crow bar. Conditions may be more extreme in container operations, but is it reasonable to use mechanical force to open or close container doors? Experience suggests that it is not - and often ends with someone being hurt.
08/03/2013
On the 28th of February TT Club hosted a free half day seminar on
28/02/2013
The lithium ion battery fires which have grounded the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners are a salutary warning to all in the supply chain not only about the problems of batteries but all forms of cargoes which have a propensity to self heat given the appropriate conditions. While particular concerns apply to air and sea transport, similar risks apply on land, especially in storage.
Causes of warehouse fires are many and varied. A startling statistic is that up to half of all warehouse fires are started deliberately. Of course, it is not just the warehouses themselves that are destroyed; it is also necessary to consider potential injuries or death and the contents (both stored cargo and handling equipment).
18/02/2013
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club
12/02/2013
Leading insurance specialist in the global freight industry, TT Club reports that innovation in the logistics sector is on the rise. The insurer, which provides cargo, property and liability cover to freight forwarders and...
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