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Book it right and pack it tight

This guide is intended to support shippers, forwarders, shipping line booking staff and those who pack dangerous goods into cargo transport units for carriage by sea in the technical aspects of the IMDG Code. 

Documents

Date
21/05/2024
CINS Guidelines for Shipping Lithium-ion Cells in Containers

24/06/2025

CINS Guidelines for Shipping Lithium-ion Cells in Containers

This document provides shipping companies, operators and carriers with safety standard guidance for the transportation of lithium-ion cells, classified under UN Nos. 3480 and 3481, in Cargo Transport Units (CTUs). It focuses on the specific risks associated with shipping lithium-ion cells, which differ from lithium-ion batteries due to differences in structure and configuration. As components of batteries, lithium-ion cells present a higher risk during transportation than new, non-waste lithium-ion batteries.
VCSF image

12/06/2025

Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum publishes guidance on fire response

The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) publishes its second industry good practice guidelines entitled ‘Fire Response – High Level Guidelines’, designed to reduce the risk to the safety of crews, passengers, the environment, the vessel and the cargo.
Supply chain security bulletin | April 2025

11/06/2025

Supply Chain Security Bulletin | April 2025
Supply chain security bulletin

14/05/2025

Supply chain security bulletin: tackling modern supply chain threats

This bulletin considers all aspects of supply chain security, highlighting TT Club claims statistics along with a range of other industry data.