Adventures in RepackingAir TransportAir TransportationBatteriesCompliance & TrainingDocumentationIATAIATA and ICAOLabelingLithium BatteriesRegulatory HelpdeskRepackingSafetyTransportation of Dangerous GoodsUN Packaging Shipping Laptops to Australia This post was originally published in January 2018 and has been updated in January 2022 for accuracy. Shipping Laptops Means…ICC Regulatory ExpertJanuary 9, 2022
Adventures in RepackingAir TransportAir TransportationDocumentationIATAIATA and ICAOLabelingRegulatory HelpdeskSafetyUN Packaging Rejected package but checklist doesn’t reference prepared package I had a very “interesting” air shipment rejection recently. Let me tell you what happened. A client dropped off some…ICC Regulatory ExpertNovember 30, 2021
49 CFRAdventures in RepackingAir TransportAir TransportationCompliance & TrainingDocumentationDOT 49 CFRGround (road and rail) TransportGround TransportationIATAIATA and ICAOIMDGIMDGLimited QuantitiesLimited QuantitiesOcean/Sea TransportRegulatory HelpdeskSea TransportationTDGRTransportation of Dangerous GoodsUN PackagingUN Packaging Shipping Dior … Perfume, not Christian This post was originally published in January 2018 and has been updated in November 2021 for accuracy. A freight forwarder…ICC Regulatory ExpertNovember 18, 2021
Air TransportAir TransportationBatteriesCompliance & TrainingIATAIATA and ICAOLithium BatteriesRegulatory HelpdeskSafety Lithium-ion Battery Pack – UN3481 or UN3480 Is a lithium-ion battery pack considered UN3481, Lithium-ion batteries contained in equipment, or UN3480, Lithium-ion batteries? This is a question…ICC Regulatory ExpertNovember 8, 2021
Compliance & TrainingDocumentationIMDGIMDGOcean/Sea TransportRegulatory HelpdeskSea Transportation Handwritten IMO Declaration How frustrating is it when the shipping line/carrier rejects an IMO document because such information as the carrier, port of…ICC Regulatory ExpertOctober 27, 2021
49 CFRAir TransportAir TransportationBatteriesCompliance & TrainingDOT 49 CFRGround (road and rail) TransportGround TransportationIATAIATA and ICAOIMDGIMDGLabelingLithium BatteriesOcean/Sea TransportSafetySea TransportationTDGRTransportation of Dangerous Goods Lithium Battery Placarding and Segregation This post was originally published in January 2018 and has been updated in September 2021 for accuracy. Here we are…ICC Regulatory ExpertSeptember 15, 2021
Adventures in RepackingCompliance & TrainingDocumentationGround (road and rail) TransportIMDGIMDGLabelingOcean/Sea TransportPlacardingRegulatory HelpdeskSafetySea TransportationTransportation of Dangerous GoodsUN Packaging UN rated packaging… for next time? I had an interesting question from a client last week. He had approached me to ask about helping prepare an…ICC Regulatory ExpertSeptember 13, 2021
IMDGIMDGLithium BatteriesOcean/Sea TransportRegulatory HelpdeskSea Transportation Shipping Under Special Provision 188 Recently we had one of our loyal customers inquire about shipping lithium-ion batteries by ocean. He said they are not…ICC Regulatory ExpertSeptember 8, 2021
Air TransportAir TransportationBatteriesIATAIATA and ICAOLithium BatteriesRegulatory HelpdeskSafety Outdated Checklists See if this makes sense to you. A shipment was prepared that has a lithium metal battery inside a piece…ICC Regulatory ExpertAugust 4, 2021
Air TransportDocumentationIATA and ICAOIMDGIMDGLimited QuantitiesOcean/Sea TransportRegulatory HelpdeskSea Transportation Packing Group Controversy What do you do when your shipment is being rejected because the classification of the product is correct for transport,…ICC Regulatory ExpertJuly 14, 2021