GLOBAL transport and logistics insurer TT Club focused on the issue of poorly packed freight and inaccurate cargo weights at this week's Multimodal 2014 conference in Birmingham.
Poor weight information has been cited as a cause of such incidents as container stack collapse, road and terminal vehicle overturning, crane failure or even contributing to ship loss, says TT Club risk management director Peregrine Storrs-Fox.
Mr Storrs-Fox expressed concern to freight and logistics professionals on ways cargo is packed and secured rather than solely on accuracy of cargo weights.
This is arguably more important, leading to loads shifting and cargo spillages, he said.
Accident investigations into cargo claims received by TT Club often identify poor load distribution, improperly packed cargo and inadequate blocking, bracing and securing, including poor dunnage use.
The Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS), he said, found that a third of incidents had this cause. The loss comes in direct expense, operational disruption, management distraction, litigation and insurance costs.
"For many years SOLAS (International convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) and the IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code) have referenced the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing Cargo Transport Units to assist those involved in packing containers and other transport units," said Mr Storrs-Fox.
As part of this effort TT Club has commissioned the expert e-learning course designer Exis Technologies to develop the CTUpack e-learningTM course. This is an online training tool for those involved in the packing and unpacking.
Students are assessed continuously through the course and receive a course completion certificate which records their final score. The e-learning course is accessed via the web and is available for individual training or for national, regional or global company training programmes.
LOGISTICS
02 May 2014 - 22:33
TT Club to outline incorrect packing perils: Multimodal 2014 show
GLOBAL transport and logistics insurer TT Club focused on the issue of poorly packed freight and inaccurate cargo weights at this week's Multimodal 2014 conference in Birmingham.
LOGISTICS
02 May 2014 - 22:33
TT Club to outline incorrect packing perils: Multimodal 2014 show
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