The off dock depot, BM Container Depot Ltd, is a Netherlands-Bangladesh joint venture, located at Sitakunda, Chittagong. It had been housing 16 chemical-laden export containers, full of hydrogen peroxide, which may have caused the blasts after a fire erupted in a container at 9pm Saturday. Firefight...

According to a recent Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) report, misdeclared cargo has been implicated in a number of near-miss incidents recently, with false declarations including labelling them as ‘computer parts’. In one case, the US Coast Guard reported a fire produced te...

Last year, demand for 7,000teu-or-less vessels reached such a fever pitch that owners were able to buy ships second-hand and repay their lenders in weeks through rates alone. But container lines have been haunted by safety issues related to ship size, Allianz says. Allianz points to various problems...

Busan authorities will work on the so-called Battery Safe Transport Smart Container and its system technology development with South Korea’s largest container manufacturer, Vesta, pallet rental company Korea Pallet Pool and Busan Techno Park. The parties propose a design featuring fire insulation ...

The air cargo industry has had a spotlight on the danger for a long time, but now the shipping industry is beginning to act. Insurer TT Club is working to engage the industry on the issue – but there is a long way to go. Its risk management director, Peregrine Storrs-Fox, as a first move has urged...

Yesterday the Germany-based carrier said it planned to install Nexxiot and Orbcomm trackers on around 95% of its dry containers by the end of next year, claiming a level of supply chain visibility for customers unsurpassed by its competitors. Olaf Habert, director container applications at Hapag-Llo...

Carrier selection RTV throughout the life of a shipment is a top-three criteria for shippers when selecting a carrier, and more important than factors such as ‘customer service’, ‘safety record’, ’geographical coverage’ and ‘sustainability’. As such, RTV is considered a critical...

Residents called the police after hearing what sounded like multiple explosions from the open-air parking lot at Container Port Road, accompanied by raging flames and bursts of smoke. Firefighters arrived with 10 fire appliances and, using water and foam jets, took just under an hour to put out the ...

Odessa-based cargo analysis and consultancy firm Informall BG reports that there are thousands of export containers stuck in Ukrainian ports as local freight forwarders look for routes to move cargo, particularly food and medical supplies, in and the exports out. One alternative for Ukrainian export...

Groningen-based Vinturas says it is creating an “end-to-end supply chain visibility framework” based on the IBM blockchain platform, which is designed to eliminate paper, spreadsheets and e-mails, while “removing the insecurities of conventional blockchain systems”. Under IBM’s Hyperledger...