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TT Talk - Focus on the Customs Compliance Issues

Understanding for licenced customs brokers of the risks faced and mitigation steps to take.

Suez Canal blockage: supply chain risks assessed

Suez Canal blockage: supply chain risks assessed

TT Club explores the risks to the global supply chain after the Suez blockage of March 2021. Find out more.

TT Talk - Examining quay cranes critically

It is estimated that 150 quayside container cranes develop a fatigue crack annually, with the potential for a catastrophic failure of a critical structural member. This is revealed in the Port

TT Talk - Understanding the new CTU Packing Code - ICHCA seminar

ICHCA International, the NGO association for the global cargo handling industry, will be hosting a practical seminar, 'Understanding the new IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo

TT Talk - Chassis maintenance & repair in the USA

Container operations are often reliant on road carriage prior to and after carriage by sea. Careful attention to the associated road equipment is required to minimise the risks.

TT Talk - Steps for ports to take when allisions occur

TT Talk - Steps for ports to take when allisions occur

When a ship allides with port infrastructure, causing damage to the berth itself or equipment located on it, it is important that the port takes prompt steps to protect their interests.

TT Talk - Be prepared - hurricanes or otherwise

Weather seems to be a common theme around the globe at present. In tropical regions, the 'official' storm seasons have either just started (Eastern Pacific) or will do shortly (North Atlantic),

TT Talk - Be alert! EU General Data Protection Regulation

The EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 comes into force on 25 May 2018. It effectively impacts globally - get ready.

TT Talk - Sure power to meet expectations

Shore-based power supply for ships is not exactly new, but may be becoming a 'hygiene factor' as stakeholders grapple with broader societal expectations in relation to environmental performance and

TT Talk - Theft - instruct drivers carefully

Freight is arguably most exposed to theft risk during road carriage. Clarity of contracting and instructions are inevitably key mitigations.