Dangerous Goods
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Shanghai takes no chances
Port officials in Shanghai are taking no chances with dangerous cargoes when the eyes of the world are focussed on their city for Expo 2010, which has just begun, and runs until the end of October. 29 Apr 2010 - Port Strategy
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A dangerous game
More dangerous cargoes in greater volumes place more demands on the people who must load and unload them, as Stuart Pearcey discovers 28 Apr 2010 - Port Strategy
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Act now to meet refrigerant rules
Topping up chillers for air conditioning and refrigeration units with the refrigerant R22 will be illegal in the European Union by the end of the year and food and other perishable cargo store operators have been warned that they must act now or risk the continuity of mechanical cooling services that depend upon it. 19 May 2009 - Port Strategy
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Safety first
Taking care of shore-side workers handling dangerous cargoes can be tough with mis-declaration and a lack of understanding rife, as Patrik Wheater explains 18 May 2009 - Port Strategy
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Keeping hazards in check
On the European side of the Atlantic, news that a shipment of weapons-ready plutonium was to be taken in an unarmed ship from Sellafield in Cumbria to France caused a media furore recently. The material has to be shipped because Sellafield had to call on its French competitor for help in fulfilling an order. 28 May 2008 - Port Strategy
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Down and dirty
Hidden within a perfectly innocent cargo, a dirty bomb is created by combining radioactive nuclear waste material and conventional explosives. 28 May 2008 - Port Strategy
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Dangerous cargo handling charges debate
When is a hazard not a hazard? When the classification makes it expensive, if events in Kenya are any yardstick. 28 May 2008 - Port Strategy
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Playing dirty
The challenge of neutralising undeclared 'dangerous' cargoes passing through ports today is greater than ever, as Stuart Pearcey reports
28 May 2008 - Port Strategy
