'Keep 'em peeled' alert as drug smuggling into Europe's ports increases

Supply chain operators must step up efforts to prevent the exponential growth of the flow of illegal drugs into Europe via its Atlantic seaboard. Insurance mutual TT Club noted a significant ...

Jun 1, 2023• Comments•

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Safety & Security / Unplanned uncoupling: truck safety is of paramount concern

Safety of trucks on the highway is of paramount concern for the transport industry, impacting ...

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Nov 13, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Who leads in safety and sustainability?

With the next series of amendments to the IMDG Code becoming mandatory on 1 January ...

Cargo Safety TT Club

Oct 11, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / The lethal danger posed by enclosed spaces in the supply chain

Tragedies can, and do, result from the obscure risks in confined and enclosed spaces across ...

Enclosed spaces Risks and rewards Tank containers TT Club

Sep 29, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Toxic smoke from battery fires a hidden – but major – risk, says TT Club

The already daunting prospect of fighting battery fires on ships, in warehouses and on aircraft ...

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Sep 7, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / TT Club: Innovation in Safety award 2023 opens for entries

Following the recent success of this annual Award with record number of entries, the 2023 ...

Cargo Safety ICHCA TT Club

Sep 4, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / TT Club strengthens risk management leadership team

TT Club has announced the double appointments of Josh Finch (above left), as logistics risk ...

Loos Prevention TT Club

Aug 3, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Death in confined spaces – a hidden danger

International freight transport insurer TT Club is seeking to draw attention to the life-threatening hazards ...

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Aug 2, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Lufthansa Cargo debuts fleet of new certified fire-resistant ULDs

Lufthansa Cargo will begin using the first fully certified fire-resistant ULDs, outsourced from Jettainer. The AMX ...

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Jul 7, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Awareness and a united approach can de-risk carriage of li-ion batteries

At the heart of efforts to draw attention to the hazards inherent in transporting lithium-ion ...

Cargo Safety Fire in the hold lithium batteries ship fires TT Club

Jun 22, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Automation and safety are developing issues for unions

The proliferation of automated terminals around the globe are seeing union pushback, not just because ...

ILWU Canada Supply chain safety

Apr 3, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Li-ion batteries pose a risk to freight ro-ro services

Lithium-ion (li-ion) battery fires on board containerships have already claimed a couple of high-profile victims, ...

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Feb 27, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Governments must act to slow the flow of illegal drugs through supply chains

The recent death of an 11-year-old accidental victim of drug gangs in Antwerp has pushed ...

Clecat Global Shippers Forum MSC UN Office for Drug and Crime World Customs Organisation World Shipping Council

Jan 16, 2023• Comments•

Safety & Security / Cooperation the key to keeping containers clean and free of pests

Shippers, vessel operators and container owners are locked in discussions over who should be responsible ...

Global Shippers Forum International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) World Shipping Council (WSC)

Dec 16, 2022• Comments•

Safety & Security / Container safety in motion as industry moves to cut losses

In an unprecedented period of container stack collapses between November 2020 and February the following ...

Maersk Line Ocean Network Express World Shipping Council

Nov 7, 2022• Comments•

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