Events Calendar

Welcome to the ICHCA Events Calendar, here you will find ICHCA meetings along with members and partners’ events.

Each of the meetings and activities below are opportunities to share learning, discover more about cargo safety and ICHCA itself, network with other professionals and engage with stakeholders on matters that affect our industry.  They provide opportunities for:

  • your personal continuing professional development
  • your input on ICHCA’s direction of travel
  • your voice to be heard internationally on safety in our industry

We have also listed IMO meetings; remember that ICHCA members can attend IMO meetings as observers.

For more information on any of the events and activities below or if you would like to see the IMO in action, please contact secretariat@ichca.com

Event: IMO Navigation Search and Rescue (SAR11) – 4-13 June

  Start Date: 04/06/2024 End Date: 15/06/2024 Owner : IMO The Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) deals with all matters related to navigation and communication, including the analysis and approval of ships routeing measures and ship reporting systems; carriage requirements and performance standards for navigational and communication equipment; the long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) system and the development of e-navigation. It also deals with search and rescue matters and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), including recognition of service providers. Joint working groups reporting to the NCSR Sub-Committee include the ICAO/IMO Joint Working Group on [...]

Event: IMO Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC 74) – 24-28 June

  Start Date: 24/06/2024 End Date: 28/06/2024 Owner : IMO The Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) oversees IMO’s capacity-building programme and the implementation of technical cooperation projects for which the Organization acts as the executing or cooperating agency, ensuring that IMO supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Location: Virtual or In Person - International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR If members are interested in attending as an ICHCA Observer please contact secretariat@ichca.com

Event: IMSO Advisory Committee (IMSO 51) – 15-16 July

  Start Date: 19/02/2024 End Date: 23/02/2024 Owner : IMO Location: Virtual or In Person - International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR If members are interested in attending as an ICHCA Observer please contact secretariat@ichca.com

Event: Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 10) – 22-26 July

  Start Date: 22/07/2024 End Date: 26/07/2024 Owner : IMO The Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) brings together flag, port and coastal States to consider implementation issues, including the analysis of consolidated audit summary reports from the mandatory IMO Member state Audit Scheme. The Sub-Committee has a key role in casualty analysis and issuing lessons learned from marine incidents. The Sub-Committee receives and analyses port State control data and keeps under review the procedures for port State control. Guidelines for survey and certification including the survey guidelines under the Harmonized System of Survey and Certification (HSSC) also come [...]

Event: Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe 2024 (SDP) – September

  Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe 2024 (SDP) Smart Digital Ports Of The Future returns for its 8th year to Rotterdam, highlighting the latest pioneering smart technologies shaping the port industry. Our conference will incorporate keynote presentations and panel discussions focusing on the opportunities and challenges that come with smart tech including digital twin, AI, IoT and autonomous solutions, and there will be open discussions on the challenges preventing the industry from achieving full digitalisation. Link - https://sdp.ptievents.com/ Date - September 2024 Location –Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Event: Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC10) – 16-20 September

  Start Date: 16/08/2024 End Date: 20/08/2024 Owner : IMO The Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) deals with the carriage of packaged dangerous goods, solid bulk cargoes, bulk gas cargoes, and containers. The Sub-Committee keeps updated the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. It also keeps under review other Codes including the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) and the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code). The Sub-Committee closely [...]

Event: Consultative Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Convention 1972)(LCP 46) and Meetings of Contracting Parties (London Protocol 1996)(LP 19) – 28 October-01 November

  Start Date: 28/10/2024 End Date: 01/11/2024 Owner : IMO The 1972 London Convention and its 1996 Protocol regulate dumping of wastes and other matter at sea. These consultative meetings of Contracting Parties to those treaties address all issues that come under their remit, including assessing waste for which dumping at sea may be permitted, radioactive wastes, marine geoengineering and carbon capture and storage. Location: Virtual or In Person - International Maritime Organisation, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR If members are interested in attending as an ICHCA Observer please contact secretariat@ichca.com

Event: Port Technology Summit North America 2024 (PTS) – November

  Join us in Virginia, USA, in November 2024, where we will have the honour of presenting the first-ever Port Technology Summit! This event will bring together our global community of C-Level industry professionals across ports, terminals and technology solution providers for three days of exclusive keynotes and insightful panel discussions on the key challenges and developments within the industry. A variety of networking opportunities, including an Opening Ceremony and Gala Dinners, will also be available, designed to enhance your event experience and connect you with the people who are vital to the development of your business and increasing industry [...]

Event: IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 109) – 02-06 December

  Start Date: 02/12/2024 End Date: 06/12/2024 Owner : IMO The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) deals with all matters related to maritime safety and maritime security which fall within the scope of IMO, covering both passenger ships and all kinds of cargo ships. This includes updating the SOLAS Convention and related codes, such as those covering dangerous goods, life-saving appliances and fire safety systems. The MSC also deals with human element issues, including amendments to the STCW Convention on training and certification of seafarers. The MSC has a wide range of issues on its current agenda, including goal-based standards, autonomous [...]