Tag: cargo handling

Many freight container units and bulk cargo holds on ships are treated with chemical pesticides termed fumigants. Fumigant must be applied according to the correct instructions. As holds are always unventilated for a time after fumigation, there may be a risk of excessive condensation, which can produce sweating or dripping. This can lead to cargo damage as well as fire and explosion risks, warns the Swedish P&I Club.

The Port of Long Beach announced that Amazon Web Services will be used to power the Port’s Supply Chain Information Highway, a new digital infrastructure project created to aggregate data for companies across industries and sectors to track cargo in real time from origin to destination.

The Steamship Mutual has issued a Risk Alert focusing on container cargo operations to highlight that training and reinforcement of safe work practices is of paramount importance not only to ensure an individual’s personal safety but also to ensure that the work area remains safe for others.

Capt. John Dolan, Deputy Director of Loss Prevention at the Standard Club looks at supply chain demand and the growth of the container shipping market and its impact on claims

Shipping lawyers Wang Jing & Co.Charles and Qiu Yuhao, Senior Claims Executive at Skuld Club shared some useful tips for soybeans bound for China.

Market forces have resulted in container shipping costs reaching unprecedented highs in recent months; the outlook suggests that this trend is set to continue into 2022, notes Mr. Mike Yarwood, Managing Director Loss Prevention at TT Club.

The Swedish Club launched a cargo advice guide, focusing on petroleum cargoes shipments.

Japanese company K LINE and IBM Japan conducted a field trial in an effort to strengthen the safety management of cargo handling.

With 100 containerships waiting offshore to enter ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Jacksonville offers berth to ease congestion.

In order to ease a bottleneck that’s left nearly 80 vessels waiting to enter Long Beach, officials relaxed restrictions on storing containers.