Insurer TT Club sounds alarm over hazardous goods in containers

The fire aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s ‘Yantian Express’ and the sinking of Grimaldi’s ‘Grande America’ have once again put the issue of hazardous cargo in containers at the top of the safety agenda. “It is on average every 60 days that there is a fire somewhere on board a container ship. This year, we are already at four major cargo-related fires,” TT Club notes.