Hapag-Lloyd recognised

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CONTAINERS • EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE MARITIME CONTAINERISED SUPPLY CHAIN HAVE BEEN RECOGNISED BY THE TT CLUB AND ICHCA INTERNATIONAL

“ONE OF THE more serious issues that continues to blight the entire shipping industry is non-compliance in relation to the transport of restricted commodities and dangerous goods. It is estimated that this is the root cause of a major shipboard fire, on average every 60 days.”

So said Peregrine Storrs-Fox, risk management director at the TT Club, on the occasion of the presentation of the 2017 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award during ICHCA International’s annual

HAPAG-LLOYD’S KEN ROHLMANN (LEFT) RECEIVES THE

INNOVATION IN SAFETY AWARD FROM THE TT CLUB conference in Las Palmas, Canary Islands this past 5 October.

The recipient of this year’s Innovation in Safety Award was Hapag-Lloyd, in recognition of its efforts to identify non-compliant and undeclared dangerous goods before they become a problem. “All shipping lines have attempted to mitigate the problem but Hapag-Lloyd has long been at the forefront, creating in 2011 what has become the ‘Cargo Patrol’ search engine,” Storrs-Fox said.

The value of Cargo Patrol has grown year on year and now identifies in the order of 1,250 potential undeclared or misdeclared bookings every single day. During 2016, the total of 264,000 alerts resulted in 4,200 positive ‘hits’ – many of these bookings were subsequently cancelled by the line. As this often results in the ‘problem’ cargo moving on to another line, Hapag-Lloyd has taken the decision to pass its software to IBM for further development and in order to make the solution accessible to all shipping lines.

In accepting the award, Ken Rohlmann, senior director of cargo service at the line, said, “Hapag-Lloyd is delighted to receive this prestigious Innovation in Safety Award. I’d like to dedicate the award to my colleagues from the Hapag-Lloyd IT department, who built Cargo Patrol as an in-house solution, and of course to my Cargo Patrol Team, who tirelessly investigate all the potential misdeclarations day by day. This award will further motivate us in the work to keep our crews safe.”

MORE RECOGNITION This is only the second year of the TT Club Safety in Innovation Award so the judges were impressed to be faced with 22 entries, each revealing exciting and proven improvements in supply chain practices. Given the number and quality of the entries, the judges decided to recognise a second initiative as ‘Highly Commended’. This went to Safety Ammo, an RFID-based safety solution to protect workers who physically handle the twistlocks on the underside of containers on the waterfront.

Safety Ammo monitors in real time all personnel within the safety zone during cargo handling, indicating all activity through a simple interface. The result is that the ‘pinning station’ can notify any external control systems of workers’ whereabouts, thereby significantly increasing the safety of those exposed.

Capt Richard Brough, technical adviser to ICHCA and one of the five judges for the award, thanked Joseph Westwood Booth, senior deputy director for maritime safety at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), who presented the award. Brough commented: “ICHCA is proud of the level on safety initiatives that the award has encouraged and would like to thank TT Club for its help in administering the awards process and financial support through its continued sponsorship.” HCB www.ichca.com www.ttclub.com