CONFERENCE REPORTThe final sessions of the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Vancouver this past March saw delegates focusing their minds on fuel cells, lithium batteries and the best ways to implement a safety management system
CONFERENCE REPORT Delegates to the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Vancouver this past March 9-10 were given a sneak preview of some of the main changes set to affect the transport of dangerous goods by air
AIR IATA’s Dangerous Goods Regulations change every year, unlike most other rulebooks. January will see a number of new provisions, some of which precede similar changes to the ICAO Technical Instructions in 2011
MULTIMODAL It seems that the pace of technological change is causing more and more work for the UN experts, who at their first meeting of the new regulatory biennium
Young guns go for it CONFERENCE REPORT Hazmat shippers and carriers know they cannot afford to slacken up on efforts to maintain the excellent safety record of the sector, but at a time of weak demand they also need to look at the bottom line.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued another revised guidance document on the transport of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries.
Coming to a head MULTIMODAL The last meeting of the UN Sub-committee for the 2007-2008 biennium had plenty of sweeping up to do, but still had to carry over some work to the new year. Nevertheless, plenty of substance was discussed and agreed
Objections aside MULTIMODAL The most significant achievement of the UN experts at their December session was reaching agreement on the difficult topic of limited quantity markings.
