4th COA Forum on Counterfeit Refrigerant Gases and Contaminated Reefer Machinery
Antwerp: Wednesday 28 March 201UPDATED PROGRAMME
Please find attached the Updated Conference Programme for the COA Reefer Forum in Antwerp on Wednesday 28 March 2012, organised to examine the current problem of counterfeit refrigerant gases and contaminated reefer machinery
This is the 4th Forum on this important issue to be organised by the Container Owners Association, following Meetings in Hamburg and London last year, and a Forum in Singapore in February. Mark Bennett of Triton Container will again be moderating the Forum, with speakers from other industry sectors participating.
includes the agenda and registration details for the Forum, which will include further information on sample gas testing systems. (The document also includes hotel room booking information, for participants who wish to stay overnight).
Five international freight transport and cargo handling organisations are collaborating on the production of new guidance on packing standards for freight containers and other cargo transport units. The Container Owners Association, the Global Shippers Forum, the International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association, the TT Club and the World Shipping Council are co-operating on a range of activities to further the adoption and implementation of crucial safety practices throughout the global supply chain.
The energy devoted by CINS members coming together to share good operational practice, highlight risks and increase safety is bringing benefit to the entire unit load industry.
New guidelines are being published in relation to the effective deployment of non-operating reefers to carry cargo that does not need to be temperature controlled.
Concerns have been raised over recent years that the movement of shipping containers facilitates the spread of pests adversely impacting sensitive environments. Both the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have now given endorsement to joint industry guidelines concerning container cleanliness.
