𝕏 Call for CTU code to be mandatory News25 Sep 2017 The Global Shippers' Forum, ICHCA international, TT Club and the World Shipping Council have called for the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice f...
𝕏 EU moves on container weights for road transport News10 Apr 2017 Directive EU 2015/719 means BCOs/freight forwarders using containers and/or swapbodies to move their goods within Europe will have to provid...
𝕏 Alliances are not working News10 Apr 2017 Addressing the audience at Multimodal 2017, held in Birmingham, UK, last week, Chris Welsh, secretary general of the Global Shippers Forum c...
BIFA calls for end to surcharges News8 Aug 2016 UK forwarders are backing shipper calls for an end to shipping line surcharges...
VGM chaos averted News5 Jul 2016 There have been no reports of disruption caused by the requirement for containers to have a verified gross mass before loading from 1 July....
IMO calls for 3-month “settling in period” for VGM News24 May 2016 Following a session in London the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is to issue a circular calling for “practical and pragmatic” e...
Carriers in the firing line News14 Mar 2016 Big is no longer beautiful in the container liner industry - if indeed it ever was...
Broad coaliton offers guidance on new container weighing regulations News9 Dec 2015 The World Shipping Council, the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association and the Global Shippers’ Forum have joi...
ICHCA weighs in with new seminar News4 Aug 2015 ICHCA International will hold a 1-day seminar on container weight verification in London next month...
