News / Two-thirds of transport incidents leading to claims are preventable, says TT Club

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Around two-thirds of the claims in transport insurer the TT Club’s files over the past seven years were attributable to failures within transport and logistics systems and therefore classified as preventable, it was revealed this week.

TT Club regional director for Asia-Pacific Phillip Emmanuel, told delegates at the TOC Container Supply Chain Asia Conference in Singapore: “While the causes [of claims] are varied – ranging from theft and poor maintenance of equipment to bad cargo handling and packing and clerical error ...