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
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...
Observations From IATA’s Global Dangerous Goods Outlook
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced the results of their annual 2023 Global Dangerous Goods Confidence Outlook, with the below observations. The results highlight the need to reduce process complexity, establish effective staff...
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...
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