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MPs debate lack of resources to tackle freight crime

The TT Club says that the House of Commons debate in December highlighted the lack of resources specifically targeted at fighting freight crime.    The insurer says that the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is under-supported and under-funded. Its specialist freight crime investigation team currently has just one full-time serving police officer on secondment, a part-time analyst and a part-time data entry clerk and does not have the resources to tackle ... [+]

TT Club opens Safety Awards to entries

The TT Club Innovation in Safety Award is now open for entries. It is available to all those making a significant difference to safety in cargo transport. For judging criteria and an entry form visit:  https://ichca.com/entering-the-tt-club-innovation-in-safety-award [+]

TT calls for action to cut containership fires

Insurer TT Club is calling on all players in the global supply chain to recognise their responsibility for accurate and effective communication about dangerous goods, following the recent spate of container ship fires. There have been four major incidents, two in port and another two at sea within the last four ... [+]

Think before you cut container seals, says TT Club

Insurer TT Club has warned that container seals are being ignored and that opportunities to identify location, method and perpetrators of cargo theft are being missed. In its latest Security Bulletin, the Club says that personnel at the receiving warehouse view the seal as a nuisance, something that needs to ... [+]

TT Club crowns new King

TT Club has confirmed Kevin King as its new chief executive, completing a move announced last year.  King was deputy chief executive Charles Fenton over the last year, working closely to complete a smooth transfer of responsibilities. He has officially taken up this position from 1 August. Originally based in the ... [+]

TT Club recruits three to board

TT Club has appointed three new board members drawn from its insured organisations.They are: Frans Caljé, chief executive PD Ports in Teesside; Nosiphesihle Mbongwa based in Durban, South Africa and chief finance officer of Bidvest Freight; and Wendy Chien, managing director of contract logistics at the Dimerco Express Group in ... [+]

Chaos and confusion are recipe for theft, warns insurer

Transport insurer TT Club says that a more systemic approach to warehousing could reduce freight thefts. It says that analysis of past claims shows that risks to goods where warehouses are confused and disorganised and that inventory management should be paramount. TT’s Josh Finch said: “Inventory management often runs quietly in ... [+]

TT Club joins truck parking group

Freight insurer TT Club has joined the Department for Transport (DfT) Task and Finish Group (TFG) to raise standards and increase capacity of truck parking in the UK. The TFG’s brief includes mapping of highest crime locations across the last four years including violent crimes against drivers and exploring greater ... [+]

TT Club offers toolkit to tweak ESG policy

Freight insurer TT Club has produced a toolkit to help transport companies develop a Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) policies. It provides signposts to strategies and solutions to challenges such as emissions calculation, reduction and reporting. The toolkit will develop over time to build a resource base of success stories of ... [+]

Inflation spurs food theft

Inflation is driving freight crime, says TT Club and BSI Screen Intelligence in their Annual Cargo Theft Report for 2023, published on 11 April. The rise in food and beverages as a stolen commodity, from 16% to 24% of the total is one such indicator, they say. The trends include an increase ... [+]