The IMO Secretary-General and European Commission officials were present at the launch of a CTU Code Compliance Campaign in Brussels recently. During a seminar, communication of best practice in packing and securing cargo and compliance across all modes was urged.
Held in Brussels as part of European Shipping Week, the high-powered seminar on Safety in the Intermodal Supply Chain was a collaboration by the shipper’s representatives Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF), cargo handling operators body ICHCA, freight transport insurance specialist TT Club and container carriers association World Shipping Council (WSC) and was attended by IMO and EC regulators, road and rail industry representatives as well as those from shippers, lines, ports and terminals.