WORLDWIDE – Over the course of the six decades since the first introduction of containerisation the role of the traditional docker has largely disappeared. There are still however aspects of loading or offloading containerised freight from ever larger vessels that still present a very clear danger to those charged with being present quayside or aboard box vessels to perform essential tasks. In an

the TT Club has again illustrated perfectly the problems associated with twistlocks and other securing devices, handling containers in general, and indicated some possible solutions.