25/11/2010
Following a decision made in 2008 by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the old 'Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes' (BC Code) was renamed the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargo Code and its first edition is due to become mandatory from 1 January 2011.
On 21 October 2010 the Chairman of the European Parliament Transport & Tourism Committee (Brian Simpson MEP) led a debate in which he claimed that a 'staggering 10,000 containers were lost each year', the majority of which fell overboard, and that shipping lines and insurers where happy to accept this figure and do nothing about it. This assertion was in part prompted by the MARIN
28/10/2010
We return to the topic of batteries, that was addressed from two different angles in TT Talk Editions 124, 24 Dec 2009 (nickel metal-hydride batteries) and 128, 12 Mar 2010 (recycled batteries).
A question was recently raised concerning rail carriers in the US changing seals without notifying the carrier. CTPAT guidelines clearly state that seal integrity must be maintained during transit.
12/10/2010
A UK Freight Forwarder, who is insured by the Club for Transport Operator liabilities, has a regular weekly groupage (consolidation) service by road between London and Florence.
Case 3 Cargo Liability - Warehouse A member's warehouse was severly damaged during a storm, when strong winds blew off part of the roof and caused the remainder to collapse. Cargo stored on the member's facility - both...
Case 3 Equipment and Cargo Liability A Member who owns and operates tank containers, is insured in the transport operator category of the Club for both cargo liabilities and equipment loss or damage. Two tank...
Case 4 General Average/Salvage and Carrying Equipment The container ship of a Member was struck ob the port side by a bulk carrier while anchoring. The Member had 314 containers on board, of which 32 were constructive...
Case 4 Ship Damage While discharging a container ship, a member's crane driver moved his crane without lifting the gantry. The gantry hit and partly demolished the ship's radar mast, radio antenna and various other...
Case 5 Customs Duty A terminal operator member received two container loads said to contain cigarettes, to be loaded on one of his customer's ships, Because of the sensitive nature of the cargo, the containers were...
Case 5 Typhoon Maemi, Korea The severest typhoon since records began 100 years ago struck Korea on 12 September 2003. This caused considerable damage to the port facilities and operators' equipment at a port and other...
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