PORT RISKS: Manage Mobile Equipment Fire Risk

TT Club is warning cargo handling and terminals operators that fire remains a major cause of damage and losses to port and terminal equipment.

The insurance specialist’s analysis of a 10-year claims history shows that of the near 1600 fire-related claims it has received over that period, some 19% have involved this equipment. With some minor variation over the years, the percentage has remained relatively consistent.

Nineteen percent of fire-related claims received by TT Club have involved port and terminal equipment. Credit: TT Club

“Fire risk not only poses a significant concern in terms of insured losses and obvious operational disruption, fire also presents a real and significant risk to the safety of the workforce, facility visitors/users and indeed the general public,” said Neil Dalus from TT’s Loss Prevention department. “As a result we strongly