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TT Club is warning cargo handling and terminals operators that fire remains a major cause of damage and losses to port and terminal equipment. The insurance specialist’s analysis of a ten-year claims history shows that of the near 1,600 fire-related claims it has received over that period, 19% have involved this equipment, a percentage has remained consistent over the years.
TT Club also commends the recently published white paper by the ...
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Climate events are impacting canal operations and are widely forecast to get worse in the future, warns insurer TT Club.
In 2024, the hottest year on record globally, European waterways continued to experience significant disruption to cargo transport. In June the Rhine suffered torrential rain leading to severe flooding in southern ...
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The TT Club says that the House of Commons debate in December highlighted the lack of resources specifically targeted at fighting freight crime.
The insurer says that the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is under-supported and under-funded. Its specialist freight crime investigation team currently has just one full-time serving police ...
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The TT Club Innovation in Safety Award is now open for entries. It is available to all those making a significant difference to safety in cargo transport. For judging criteria and an entry form visit: https://ichca.com/entering-the-tt-club-innovation-in-safety-award
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Insurer TT Club is calling on all players in the global supply chain to recognise their responsibility for accurate and effective communication about dangerous goods, following the recent spate of container ship fires.
There have been four major incidents, two in port and another two at sea within the last four ...
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Insurer TT Club has warned that container seals are being ignored and that opportunities to identify location, method and perpetrators of cargo theft are being missed. In its latest Security Bulletin, the Club says that personnel at the receiving warehouse view the seal as a nuisance, something that needs to ...
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TT Club has confirmed Kevin King as its new chief executive, completing a move announced last year. King was deputy chief executive Charles Fenton over the last year, working closely to complete a smooth transfer of responsibilities. He has officially taken up this position from 1 August.
Originally based in the ...
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TT Club has appointed three new board members drawn from its insured organisations.They are: Frans Caljé, chief executive PD Ports in Teesside; Nosiphesihle Mbongwa based in Durban, South Africa and chief finance officer of Bidvest Freight; and Wendy Chien, managing director of contract logistics at the Dimerco Express Group in ...
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Transport insurer TT Club says that a more systemic approach to warehousing could reduce freight thefts. It says that analysis of past claims shows that risks to goods where warehouses are confused and disorganised and that inventory management should be paramount.
TT’s Josh Finch said: “Inventory management often runs quietly in ...
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Freight insurer TT Club has joined the Department for Transport (DfT) Task and Finish Group (TFG) to raise standards and increase capacity of truck parking in the UK. The TFG’s brief includes mapping of highest crime locations across the last four years including violent crimes against drivers and exploring greater ...
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