Dangerous Goods Restrictions For Israel’s Ports

Dangerous Goods Restrictions For Israel’s Ports

As the conflict in Israel and Gaza continues to escalate, the Israeli primary ports of Haifa and Ashdod have now restricted dangerous goods arrivals. As things stand, the suspension of the vast majority of flights means that airlines are not accepting cargo bookings,...
Dangerous Goods Being Targeted In New Safety Push

Dangerous Goods Being Targeted In New Safety Push

The World Shipping Council (WSC) have recently launched a new cargo safety project, with the aim of reducing the risk of dangerous goods causing fires on ships.  A large part of this focus will be to renew efforts to tackle the problems of misdeclared shipments, which...
Battery Fire At Mobility Scooter Warehouse

Battery Fire At Mobility Scooter Warehouse

We may be sounding like a broken record when reporting on lithium batteries, but firefighters had to fight a blaze caused by the dangerous goods risk for over 12 hours at the weekend. The fire broke out in the small hours of Sunday morning at a distribution centre for...
Lithium Battery Fires Release Toxic Gas

Lithium Battery Fires Release Toxic Gas

​The issue of moving or storing lithium batteries has been highlighted by recent issues with ship fires, but according to a report in The Loadstar, the TT Club have highlighted that these battery fires also release a toxic ‘off-gas’. The gases pose an...
New UK Customs Border Model Confirmed

New UK Customs Border Model Confirmed

​ The government have just released details of their new border controls, via their Border Target Operating Model (BOTM), with a phased introduction starting from January 2024. Following Brexit, new procedures have been in place for moving goods between the EU and UK...