NOS: Fire in the laundry
20 Nov 2020We have seen before, on many occasions, the harm that idle teenagers can do,...
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Obituary: Bill O’Neil
9 Nov 2020William A O’Neil, secretary-general emeritus of the International Maritime...
Learning by Training: Shrinking the technosphere
2 Nov 2020I hope that Dmitry Orlov won’t mind that I am borrowing the title of his...
30 Years Ago: November 1990
29 Oct 2020The November 1990 issue of HCB was another chunky number, with plenty of...
NOS: What it says on the tin
23 Oct 2020Coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have been hard on many of us, though...
Collaborative letter from the editor
21 Oct 2020The idea of ‘collaboration’ has a chequered history. During World War II,...
Re-emergence: What’s next?
19 Oct 2020I was watching one of the global financial news channels a few weeks back and...
30 Years Ago: October 1990
2 Oct 2020The October 1990 issue of HCB was something of a monster, weighing in at more...
Editor’s Letter from home
28 Sep 2020According to my diary, I should be in Budapest this month. I was rather looking...
Learning by Training: Proportionality and Utilitarianism
23 Sep 2020September has come and, although it is still quite warm in Central Europe, cold...
Not otherwise specified: When plants attack
16 Sep 2020There’s some stinky stories here on the Back Page this month, so readers of a...
30 Years Ago: September 1990
28 Aug 2020The standards and regulations that apply to the transport, storage and handling...
View from the Porch Swing: “I dunno”
27 Aug 2020The shock on their faces was palpable. A HazMat/DG instructor who didn’t know...
Learning by Training: Going online
21 Aug 2020Thanks to advanced information and communication technology, people all over...
Letter from the editor on ammonium nitrate
11 Aug 2020The tragic explosion in the port of Beirut on 4 August was, as we so often...
Covid-19: How was it for you?
7 Aug 2020In this strangest of years, with supply chains in many markets under severe...
Not otherwise specified: Beware of the water
6 Aug 2020Here on the Back Page we’re not expecting to go on holiday any time soon. And...
30 Years Ago: August 1990
30 Jul 2020Thirty years ago, environmental considerations in the transport of dangerous...
Learning by Training: Information is physical
17 Jul 2020Last month I wrote about a ‘New Normal’ which now has become our surreal...
Don’t give up on networking
15 Jul 2020Trade fairs were postponed, then cancelled. The same thing happened to the many...
Covid-19: Business in a crisis
13 Jul 2020The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on supply chains across the...
