Cargo Conversations

Welcome to CSL Global Limited’s Cargo Conversations, a series of podcasts  covering a range of practical cargo and transportation risk subjects. Please also see our Supply Chain page for details of how CSL can assist with other issues associated with the global supply chain. There is also other useful information here.

Project Cargo Risk Management – What can go wrong Pt.1

Project cargo risk management programmes can range in size and complexity and whilst many processes in the preparation, transportation, handling and delivery cycle for any one project can contain many similarities, each project assignment is subject to a unique set of risk circumstances.

Common fundamental factors such as equipment and people can vary significantly from port to port, ship to ship and day to day. Tight deadlines, a need to manage cost, and variations in shipping schedules and the weather ….and numerous other changeable components can make a significant difference to the risk management interaction with identical shipments, passing through identical ports or facilities in the hands of the same third- party participants. In this edition of Cargo Conversations, Russell Coombs, Andrew Corton and Gino Covello discuss the risk management of project cargo risks, and look at some of the things that can go wrong, how errors and oversights are identified and addressed through the project lifecycle, and what can be done to reduce or avoid repeat occurrences and ultimately improve longer term risk performance.

Project Cargo Risk Management – What can go wrong Pt.2

This is the second edition of Cargo Conversations looking at some of the things that can go wrong during the project cargo risk life cycle. Russell Coombs, Andrew Corton and Gino Covello exchange views and experiences on what can go wrong, how errors, problems and oversights are identified and addressed, and what can be done to reduce or remove the risk of repeat occurrences and improve longer term project risk performance.

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 – 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.