Cargo Spotlight

COMMENT: During the first week of June, a young contract worker was killed in a port in India. An inflated truck tyre exploded during handling operations and metal parts of the wheel…

COMMENT: In March 2017, DP World Australia (DPWA) was the first to introduce a steep increase in the infrastructure charge levied at their container terminals in Australia, writes the International Cargo Handling Coordination…

COMMENT: With the annual increase in containerised trade across the globe, we collectively put more heavy trucks on our roads each year, writes Wouter de Gier.

COMMENT: A recent Customer Advisory note issued by Maersk Line Australia sent the shipping fraternity into a frenzy, writes Peter van Duyn

COMMENT: A number of recent fatalities resulting from mobile equipment accidents have again highlighted the need to improve traffic management in terminals, writes Laurence Jones.

Wouter de Gier explains why collision-prevention technology will not save lives.

COMMENT: Take a straw poll in any grouping of 100 container supply chain professionals with the question “who is aware of the CTU Code?” and the response is invariably disappointing, writes Richard…