TT Talk Edition 124 - 24/12/2009

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

Joint report of 2021 global cargo theft trends finds shift in emphasis from risk of in-transit, vehicle- based attacks to losses while cargo is at-rest -- storage locations are critical at risk areas. Widespread congestion at ports and inland facilities lead to increased opportunity for thieves during the period

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

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.