Cargo Conversations

Welcome to CSL Global Limited’s Cargo Conversations, a series of podcast / vlogs covering a range of practical cargo and transportation risk subjects.

Supply Chain Security for Shipments of high value pharmaceuticals, including vaccines – Q & A follow up  

In this 3rd podcast on supply chain security for high value pharma and vaccine shipments, experienced cargo underwriter, Andrew Corton, presents additional questions and observations to supply chain security specialists Julian Talha-Dean and Ron Van Holland. Andy asks the participants to delve deeper into their detailed hands-on security experience to respond to issues from an underwriting  and risk analysis perspective. This podcast concludes the series of conversations between Julian Talha-Dean and Ron van Holland, with Andrew Corton posing some final thoughts and questions from an underwriting and risk analysis perspective.

Project Cargo Risk Management – Scope of Work Pt.2

This  is the second edition of Cargo Conversations covering the key aspects of the preparation and execution of a scope of work for a project cargo risk management programme. Ian Chapman, Andrew Corton and Gino Covello expand their initial discussions to look at a range of field issues, including survey attendance challenges and what happens when plans change at short notice, the importance of communication and the commercial aspects of budgeting and cost control.

Project Cargo Risk Management – Scope of Work Pt.1

In this edition of Cargo Conversations, Ian Chapman, Andrew Corton and Gino Covello share their views and experiences on the preparation and execution of a scope of work for a project cargo risk management programme, or Warranty Survey programme. The discussions cover the typical source documents and other  inputs that generate the original information, what items and activities should be included, and who ultimately decides what is included.

Project Cargo Risk Management – Method Statements Pt.2

In this edition of Cargo Conversations, Gino Covello, Christos Drosos and Russell Coombs  bring together their hands-on experience to discuss the Method Statement review process, errors that arise and how they are dealt with, and some of the broader project cargo risk aspects covered by the method statement process.

April 2021 – Project Cargo Risk Management – Method Statements Pt.1

This edition of Cargo Conversations looks into the use of Method Statements in project cargo operations and as a fundamental element of project cargo risk management. Gino Covello, Christos Drosos and Russell Coombs discuss how Method Statements are prepared and implemented and share their views and experience of working with them as part of the risk management process.

In this first podcast on supply chain security for high value pharma and vaccine shipments, supply chain security risk mitigation specialist, Julian Talha -Dean is joined by Ron Van Holland of H Essers Group, to discuss the background of the security challenges and some of the ways in which they are being monitored, interpreted and addressed.

A follow-up, question and answer podcast on this discussion is scheduled to be recoded in mid-April. Please use the Comment section below to ask any questions you may have for Julian and Ron.

March 2021 – Supply Chain Security for Shipments of high value pharmaceuticals, including vaccines – Pt 2

In this second podcast on supply chain security for high value pharma and vaccine shipments, supply chain security risk mitigation specialist , Julian Talha -Dean is joined by Ron Van Holland of H Essers Group, to discuss cost considerations, keeping up with technology and the wider ranging security threats beyond theft.

A follow-up, question and answer podcast on this discussion is scheduled to be recoded in mid-April. Please use the Comment section below to ask any questions you may have for Julian and Ron.

This edition of Cargo Conversations is the first in a series of 3 covering supply chain security, Julian Talha-Dean provides some insights into the criminals involved in cargo theft, from the initial thoughts and intentions to highly organised criminal activity.

Feb 2021 – Supply Chain Security – Pt 3 Countering the criminal threat to supply chain security

This edition of Cargo Conversations, the final conversation in the supply chain security series, Julian Talha-Dean discusses what can be done to counter the threat of large scale theft in the supply chain.