Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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68% of the incidents in the ports are correlabile to the employment of harbour means
Only 18% are attributable to the atmospheric conditions
July 11, 2013
68% of 9.500 incidents happened in last the seven years in the ports have resulted from deficiencies in the activities and the harbour operations, mainly in I use it of means which cranes of dock, fork trucks, crane to portal and straddle carrier, 14% of the incidents are correlabile to relative issues to the maintenance of harbour means and single 18% are attributable to atmospheric conditions to out of the control of the harbour operators. It finds an analysis lead from insurance company TT Club, specialized in the field of the transport and the logistics, that it evidences as the economic entity of such lefts is valued in 400 million dollars and as many of these incidents could have avoided with a more adequate prevention. "Efficient procedures, formation and technologies for safety - it has emphasized today the regional director for Asia-Appease of TT Club, Philip Emmanuel, taking part to the eleventh forum on the ports and the shipping of ASEAN in development to I have Who Minh City - will reduce the risks and will bring other commercial benefits as insurance prizes more low and a greater satisfaction of the customers".
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