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October 2025
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Dear Members and Friends...
As we move through the final quarter of 2025, it’s clear that our industry continues to face both new challenges and exciting opportunities to continually raise health and safety standards in cargo handling.
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This edition of Insights highlights some of the ways ICHCA and our members are responding. Our new IMDG Code e-learning course is now live, supporting safer handling of dangerous goods. Entries are also open for the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award — a chance to showcase the creativity and commitment to safety that define our sector.
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We also share resources that address today’s pressing risks: lessons from G2 Ocean’s latest safety bulletin, a powerful new video on sling damage, and a TT Club/Haskoning report urging urgent action to safeguard ports and supply chains against climate change. And with the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting this month, it’s a good reminder of ICHCA’s role in ensuring the voice of cargo handling is heard in global regulatory discussions.
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Each of these stories reinforces the same truth: raising standards comes from continuous learning, collaboration and innovation. Thank you for being part of that journey.
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Let’s keep raising standards, together.
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IN THIS ISSUE...
- NEW: ICHCA IMDG Code E-Learning Course
- TT Club Innovation in Safety Award
- ICHCA Member G2 Ocean, latest Safety Bulletin – Cigarette starts fire
- New report from TT Club and Haskoning warns urgent action needed to safeguard ports, waterways and global supply chains from climate threats
- Video: The Hidden Risks of Sling Damage and Misuse
- Current Awareness Bulletin – for IMO themes and news – August 2025
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1. NEW: ICHCA IMDG Code E-Learning Course - Enrol Today
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Your essential introduction to the transport of dangerous goods by sea, now live!
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We’re excited to launch ICHCA’s latest e-learning course: ‘Overview of the Provisions in the IMDG Code’. Covering the latest Amendment 42-24, this flexible online training gives you the essential introduction to:
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- the Code’s background, principles, and layout
- how dangerous goods can be correctly classified
- the marking, labelling, and placarding requirements
- best practice in stowage and segregation
- accurate documentation and reporting
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For the full article and to enrol "Read More":
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2. TT Club Innovation in Safety Award - Enter Today
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We warmly invite you to submit your application. The award is open to anyone involved in cargo logistics who can demonstrate a clear improvement in safety. If you’ve introduced an innovation that makes our industry safer, this is your chance to showcase it.
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With a track record of encouraging continuous in safety throughout the cargo handling sector, ICHCA and long-standing sponsor TT Club are proud to announce that entries are open for this year’s Innovation in Safety Awards.
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The inspiring technologies and bold initiatives in operational management that have typified the growing number of entries to this award over the last ten years are testimony to the industry’s commitment to safety. Those wishing to join the ranks of these innovators are invited to share their ideas, successes and safety developments and enter here Entering the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award – ICHCA International.
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For the full article "Read More":
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3. ICHCA Member G2 Ocean, latest Safety Bulletin - Cigarette starts fire
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This edition looks at a recent small fire in a cargo hold that is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette. It considers perceptions about smoking and fire risk.
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For the full safety bulletin release click "Read More":
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4. New report from TT Club and Haskoning warns urgent action needed to safeguard ports, waterways and global supply chains from climate threats
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The global supply chain will suffer as ports face ever-mounting threats from sea-level rise, extreme weather and shifting regulations, with billions of dollars in trade and infrastructure already at risk each year, according to a new report.
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Developed by leading global transport and logistics insurer TT Club, in collaboration with international engineering consultancy Haskoning and supported by ICHCA International, the Urgent Guidance for Ports, Waterways and Logistics Operations report takes a deep dive into the potential consequences of climate change on ports, and includes a practical roadmap to strengthen climate resilience in maritime operations.
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It sets out immediate measures and long-term solutions to safeguard infrastructure, maintain operational continuity and ensure economic stability in the face of climate change.
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For the full article click on "Read More"
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5. Video: The Hidden Risks of Sling Damage and Misuse
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Textile slings are widely used in cargo handling, but even small amounts of damage or incorrect use can significantly reduce their strength - in the worst case by more than 70%.
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ICHCA member Checkmate, and Prodragon both working in Association with G2 Ocean have produced a 6-minute video showing real testbed results of sling failures under different conditions. The video highlights how poor inspection routines or improper use can leave defective slings in service, exposing workers and operations to serious risks.
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For the full article and video click on "Read More"
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6. The work of the IMO and the latest Current Awareness Bulletin
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ICHCA is proud to be a recognised Non-Governmental Organisation at the International Maritime Organisation. It means that the cargo handling industry has a voice when amendments to international regulations and codes of practice are being made.
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If you want to know what has been happening recently at IMO, one of the helpful options is the Current Awareness Bulletin. The August 2025 issue is now available on our web site along with back issues.
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To access the latest CAB click "Read More":
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