TT Talk Edition 130 - 25/05/2010

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.

TT Club endorses an important warehouse whitepaper on 'storage and handling of Dangerous Goods in preparation for, or after, sea-transport' issued by four industry organisations.

Exploring the complexities of dangerous goods classification for the transport of lithium batteries