TT Talk - VGM: latest IMO advice
26/05/2016
The IMO has issued a Circular to all Member States and the transport industry this week in order to assist the implementation of the VGM amendment to SOLAS, which comes into effect on 1 July. TT Club welcomes the move, noting that governments have also been urged to engage with the industry in their jurisdictions to assist with compliance and to share best practice with other national authorities.
TT Talk - Weight: health check
10/05/2016
When the requirement for verified gross mass (VGM) was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in November 2014, preparations should have started through the containerised supply chain to reach compliance. Now less than two months to enforcement, what final steps need to be in place?
Now in the sixth decade of modern container handling, there has been a tremendous amount of innovation
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club
"We are looking for marine transportation. 60 containers per time and 53 MT per container. please give us an estimated price and contact us." Whether or not this shipper request was 'spam', it raises important issues for every forwarder or carrier.
A number of terminals and terminal groups have expressed disquiet that proposals to the IMO would see them responsible for ensuring that weight has been verified prior to loading containers on board a ship. What is likely to change?
Cargo breaking loose within a Cargo Transport Unit really is preventable, by following good packing practice. Equally, complete and accurate information, and correct marking, will substantially assist anyone responding to an incident.
Reefer Containers - TT Club Circular
08/11/2011
TT Talk - Hazardous gases in containers
17/02/2011
Following questions in the Netherlands Parliament, a number of Government Departments in that country have combined to implement an agreement on the joint monitoring of hazardous gases in import containers.
Risk management pocket guide
01/02/2010
ICHCA International and the TT Club have addressed the very practical issue of entry into freight containers.
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, the TT Club's Risk Management Director, comments on weight misdeclaration in containers.