23/05/2013
Almost 15 years after revision of its transport legislation, Germany has modernised its law carriage by sea. Here is a review by the TT Club of the principle changes and the potential impact to trade and litigation.
The current marine environmental legislation in relation to 'garbage' came into force in January 2013. The ability to comply adequately with these revisions, including its impact on land-based waste management, was reviewed by the relevant IMO sub-committee 13-17 May.
20/05/2013
Specialist liability insurer for the international transport and logistics industry, TT Club has announced another good performance for the year ended 31 December 2012, with further increased gross written premiums, and the Club now maintaining its A- (Excellent) rating for the past eight years.
02/05/2013
Abuse of Safety Data Sheets for cargo bookings is uncomfortably frequent. A recent TT Club claim relating to a fire onboard a ship highlighted a number of issues.
26/04/2013
A six person delegation from Xiamen, headed by its Vice Major, Mr Kang Tao visited the London offices of Thomas Miller together with Simon Yang (Shicheng), the CEO of COSCO UK.
11/04/2013
Customs authorities the world over have a vital role to play in international trade. In different jurisdictions there will be concentration variously on imports and exports, and the responsibilities will represent a balance - amongst other things - between trade facilitation, controls and protections, and revenue collection. Constructive dialogue with authorities is generally a responsible approach.
Warehouse operators, hauliers and other logistics service providers in the UK need to beware of their liability for unpaid Excise Duty. Customs authorities are clamping down and imposing fines on unwitting operators, who are storing or are involved in the movement of goods on which the proper duties have not been paid.
05/04/2013
Read Andrew Kemp's (TT Club EMEA Regional Director) response to Lloyds Loading list article on 'HMRC gets tough on warehouses and hauliers' (12th March)
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...
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