Among other things, changes to the proper shipping name, dangerous goods classes, packing groups, special provisions, packing approvals, quantity limits for air transport and stowage regulations in maritime transport are planned.

The proposed changes to the regulations are intended, among other things, to facilitate the safe transport of critical vaccines and other medical materials in connection with the Corona pandemic and to take account of the increasing proportion of lithium batteries in transport.

Other sources report that incidents were slightly down again in 2020, although still above the average of previous years. Smaller fires and near misses unfortunately occur regularly - on average, a fire was reported around fortnightly in 2020.

The size of the ship plays a not insignificant role: the larger the number of containers on board, the higher the probability that a container will ignite and start a fire.

Often, non-declaration or misdeclaration of dangerous goods leads to fires. 

Our dangerous goods specialists are very familiar with dangerous goods and are always up to date with the latest knowledge. So entrust Lamprecht Transport Ltd. with your hazardous goods transports with confidence!

In addition to the two measures mentioned below, the ban on P 2 C aircraft and the reduction of turnaround time, the following new measures apply: 

Aircraft crews are no longer allowed to stay overnight in China, they must leave the same day/night. No overnight stays for crews and aircraft. This means that airlines will have to use two crews. The direct and immediate consequence is that airlines are cancelling flights because they have a serious crew/storage problem. Shanghai airport, for example, has only used just over 33% of its capacity in recent weeks.

All airside and terminal workers are subject to "Triple 7" checks, i.e. :

a.    7 days work and stay in a designated hotel, no return home.
b.    7 days quarantine in a designated hotel different from the above.
c.    7 days quarantine at home.

This has shrunk the workforce by almost 50%! Some airlines have decided to stop carrying import cargo to Shanghai so that priority can be given to loading export cargo. Others are not accepting export cargo to give priority to import cargo! 

All these measures are expected to continue for a few more weeks. The airline industry will continue to be severely affected. Less capacity means higher tariffs! Air cargo volumes have more or less reached the same level as before the pandemic, but capacity has dropped considerably.