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Member Benefit: Free delegate places at Baltic & Black Sea Ports & Shipping 2023, 16 to 18 May, Gdansk, Poland

We are delighted to announce the next conference in our new-for-2023 ICHCA member benefit, in partnership with Transport Events.   We have secured the exciting opportunity for up to 10 ICHCA Member delegates to attend each of Transport Events conferences in 2023. If you would like to attend the upcoming event in Gdansk, Poland, details below, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation of a place at least 2 weeks before the event at the latest.   To connect international trade and investment between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea trade corridor, the 2nd Baltic and Black Sea Ports & Shipping 2023 Exhibition and Conference will take place at the luxurious five star Radisson Hotel and Suites, Gdansk, Poland from Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 May supported by Port Gdansk and Baltic Hub.     A two days Conference Programme will feature 25 world-class transport [...]

Industry bodies unite in producing Guidelines for safe transport of Lithium-ion batteries in containers

First in a series of in-depth advisory publications aimed at minimising the risks of transporting lithium-ion batteries and cells launched amid heightened concern over container fires. The Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers Guidelines seek to prevent the increasing risks that the transport of lithium-ion batteries by sea creates, providing suggestions for identifying such risks and thereby helping to ensure a safer supply chain in the future.  Together with its partners, the Cargo Incident Notification System Network (CINS) has compiled a comprehensive publication covering the properties of these batteries and their potential to explode, initiate fires and emit toxic gases. Extensive measures to safely transport what is an exponentially increasing volume of lithium-ion batteries, in their various states or charge and when also contained in electronic devices are fully examined including, classification and regulation, container packing, landside storage, stowage onboard ships, incident detection and fire suppression, and loss prevention and risk mitigation. [...]

Member Benefit: Free delegate places at Smart Digital Ports of the Future 2023 (Europe), 16 – 17 May 2023, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

We are thrilled to announce the next conference in a new-for-2023 ICHCA member benefit, in partnership with Port Technology International. We have secured the exciting opportunity for up to 10 ICHCA Member delegates to attend each of the Port Technology International conferences in 2023. If you would like to attend the upcoming event in Rotterdam, the details below, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation for a free place by 1 May 2023. Join the Smart Digital Ports of the Future conference for a range of networking opportunities and expert led discussions on standardisation and data sharing, technical case studies from the most advanced ports, emerging AI technologies, Digital Twin, IoT applications and many more. Smart Digital Ports of the Future 2023 (Europe) - https://sdp.ptievents.com/

A Joint Meeting Presented By: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 3 April 2023 at 18:00

  “Increasing the effectiveness of a Professional Engineering Institution from a RINA perspective”.   An Evening Lecture Monday 3rd April 2023 at 18:00 Hours at RINA HQ, 8-9 Northumberland Street, London, WC2N 5DA at 17:30 for 18:00 hours(duration approximately 1 hour)or Via Zoom ** Speaker: Chris Boyd CEng, CMarEng, MSoMWS, FIMarEST, FRINA, Chief Executive, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects The presentation will focus on many of the challenges faced with digitalisation, ESG, collaboration, membership engagement and professional registration in a challenging and changing environment. It will also look at the skill sets and attitudes of the 21st Century Engineer and is the Victorian ideology of the Professional Engineering Institution still relevant? Register for the “In-person” event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/increasing-the-effectiveness-of-a-professional-engineering-institution-tickets-589648122407 Register for the Zoom presentation: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZModu2vqz8pGdT64F4onWtgMDRkgy7EcekE After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the zoom presentation.

Industry Groups Agree Common Action on Crucial Safety Issues

  The coming together of five organisations with shared visions for the safety and security of global trade will take advantage of unified information and data sources to bring greater awareness and understanding of issues with the goal of producing preventative output.   A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 16 March 2023 by representatives of the five organisations: Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) Container Owners Association (COA) International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) Ship Message Design Group (SMDG) The participants have a commonality of purpose to create a framework for cooperation that enables each group to benefit from each other’s activities in respect of their strategies in areas of joint interest.  These will, in the immediate future concentrate on improved safety during the global transport and handling of goods that have the potential to cause injury to the workforce and/or damage [...]

Member Benefit: Free delegate places at Intermodal Africa 2023, 18 to 20 April, Durban, South Africa

  We are delighted to announce the next conference in our new-for-2023 ICHCA member benefit, in partnership with Transport Events. We have secured the exciting opportunity for up to 10 ICHCA Member delegates to attend each of Transport Events conferences in 2023. If you would like to attend the upcoming event in Durban, South Africa, details below, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation of a place at least 2 weeks before the event at the latest.   The 29th Intermodal Africa 2023 Exhibition and Conference will take place from Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 April 2023 at the Durban International Convention Centre hosted by Transnet National Ports Authority and officially endorsed by the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) and the Association of Indian Ocean Islands Ports (L’Association des ports des îles de l’océan Indien (APIOI).   A two days Conference [...]

Current Awareness Bulletin – for IMO themes and news – JANUARY 2023

The latest edition of the Current Awareness Bulletin is now available. The Bulletin provides a monthly digest of news and publications focusing on subjects and themes related to the work of IMO with each edition presenting headlines from the previous month.  Links to complete articles or abstracts on publishers' sites are included, although access may require payment or subscription.  The Bulletin itself is free to download and to redistribute.   CLICK HERE FOR THE JANUARY 2023 CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN    This edition along with the back catalogue is also available at:  https://www.imo.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Pages/CurrentAwarenessBulletin-Default.aspx   The Current Awareness Bulletin is compiled by the IMO Maritime Knowledge Centre but is not an official IMO publication.  Inclusion does not imply any endorsement by IMO.  

Member Benefit: Free delegate places at Container Terminal Automation Conference, 14 – 15 March 2023, Hamburg, Germany

  We are thrilled to announce the next conference in a new-for-2023 ICHCA member benefit, in partnership with Port Technology International. We have secured the exciting opportunity for up to 10 ICHCA Member delegates to attend each of Port Technology Internationals conferences in 2023. If you would like to attend the upcoming event in Hamburg next week the details below, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation as soon as possible.   "The Container Terminal Automation Conference, now in its 7th annual edition, is Port Technology’s flagship event for container terminal operators. This year, our event will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg. Look forward to a range of networking opportunities and expert-led discussions on Data Standardisation, Automation, Digitalisation, AI and Advanced."   For further details click here

Inside ICHCA Australia – February 2023

For the latest edition of “Inside ICHCA Australia” please follow the link: Inside ICHCA Australia - February 2023 For previous newsletters click here: https://ichca.com/newsletters          

ICHCA Welcomes Port Technology International as New Member

  The global association representing cargo handling companies, ICHCA International (ICHCA) is delighted to welcome Port Technology International, the leading multi-channel media company.   This new partnership has been welcomed by both parties as a framework to support their mutual interest in the dissemination of knowledge, best practice and commentary on the challenges and issues facing the global cargo handling community. In welcoming the new member, Richard Steele, ICHCA International’s CEO stated, “Co-operation with key media organisations is critical to the safe and efficient performance of today’s increasingly complex supply chains.  At ICHCA we remain committed to our efforts to improve safety, security and sustainability and with the help of Port Technology International, we can continue to spread our key messages, through their editorial, webinars and industry events”. For more information click here

Safety Awards Digest – A Celebration of Widespread Innovation

  Held for the fifth time, the Innovation in Safety Award attracted entrants from thirteen countries and featured a wide variety  of functionality across the cargo handling industry, from digitalisation processes, learning and predictive data application as well as safer physical operations and equipment. The winners were announced last week amidst much fanfare but the application and relevance of all the award entrants deserve to be celebrated. The 2022 Safety Award Digest is designed not just to acknowledge the dedication to safety that the twenty organisations display in putting forward their innovative ideas but also to bring focus to these applications that will have relevance to operators in all parts of the industry and across the globe. “It is vital that the phenomenal work being carried out by the organisations that enter these Awards be made available to others who can benefit from the improved safety measures that have been [...]

TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Shortlisted: INTERMODAL TELEMATICS BV

  We are delighted to share with you the other shortlisted entry for the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award as follows: INTERMODAL TELEMATICS BV – TANK CONTAINER TEMPERATURE MONITORING   Dangerous goods are loaded in ISO tanks and transported worldwide via road, rail and sea. Due to multimodal transportation it is impossible to monitor the status of the goods during transport. When the temperature of certain dangerous goods rises, for example Ethylene Oxide, polymerisation and risk of explosion may occur with huge physical damage and possible human consequences. The innovation is a multiple temperature alerting system that allows people to monitor the condition of the goods transported and to take preventive action before accidents may occur. The hardware and software have been developed specifically for ISO tanks and Rail Tank Cars. The temperature sensor / WT22-Ex: •        is ATEX IIC certified •        has a life time of 10 years •        has an [...]

TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Shortlisted: EXIS TECHNOLOGIES – HAZCHECK DETECT

  We are thrilled to share with you one of the shortlisted entries for the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award as follows:   EXIS TECHNOLOGIES - HAZCHECK DETECT   Hazcheck Detect is a SaaS solution offering powerful cargo screening which scans all booking details for keywords and phrases, validates against rules and highlights suspicious bookings to identify misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods (DG) and other compliance cargo. The tool uses around 10,000 keywords to find undeclared dangerous goods, working through 4,500 ‘rules’. Currently over 500,000 bookings are being screened each day.   Within Hazcheck Detect a Case Management tool supports the mobilisation of the inhouse Cargo Screening team, acting as an extension to the DG Team, who are better placed to investigate risky containers presented by the system on a daily basis.   Undeclared DG – checks cargo that is not declared as DG; suspicious items are looked for [...]

TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Winner… AP MOLLER MAERSK

  We are delighted to share with you the WINNER of the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award as follows: AP MOLLER MAERSK - APMT VESSEL INSPECTION APP The “APMT Vessel Inspection” mobile app was developed in-house to provide a standardised digital platform for our terminals to carry out vessel inspection based on a standard set of questions highlighting the critical risk areas of work on a vessel. This app is a user friendly tool, which has set of questionnaires covering different sections of the vessel where stevedores or terminal staff could be working. The inspection is carried out by trained personnel before starting operation. To ensure quality of reporting and to support the inspectors to identify and correctly evaluate the risk, we introduced a rating/ scoring system according to level of criticality. In addition, to support this rating system further, there is also a visual guide in the app [...]

TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Winners Announced

The winner of the prestigious safety award made possible by the collaboration of ICHCA International (ICHCA) and TT Club for the fifth time was announced as AP Moller Maersk for its APMT Vessel Inspection App.  The winner and fellow short-listed entrants, Exis Technologies and Intermodal Telematics were present at the ceremony to showcase their innovations. Both ICHCA and TT are delighted that the now well-established industry accolade, with its strenuous process of entering and judging have once more celebrated safety innovation within the cargo handling and transport sector.  There is now a real focus by organisations across the world on constantly searching for better solutions to the challenges of improving safety. At the first ‘live’ Innovation in Safety Awards ceremony for four years, held in London today, all three finalists gave presentations of their ground-breaking initiatives, which through their variety of application reflected the broad categories represented by the twenty [...]

Events Calendar launched on the ICHCA web site!

We are delighted to introduce our latest improvement to the ICHCA web site, aimed at keeping you informed and better able to plan learning and information sharing.   The ICHCA Events Calendar is a one-stop-shop for ICHCA meetings along with members and partners’ events.     Each of the meetings and activities in the ICHCA Events Calendar 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     ICHCA Meetings and Groups: members are of course welcome to our open members’ activities.  We have also listed board meetings and steering groups that are by invitation or application to join.   IMO Meetings: [...]

2 Days to go…. TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony

  There are 2 days to go..... join us virtually or in person as we announce the winner of the 2022 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award! This event sees the celebration of creative health and safety professionals throughout the cargo industry. The submissions this year have ranged from the digitalisation of processes and improvement of physical safety to fire prevention and data monitoring. During the hybrid ceremony you will hear from our keynote speaker, Morten Engelstoft, a panel made up of innovators, operators and industry professionals discussing safety concerns, industry developments and barriers to adoption. Our shortlisted entrants will present their entries so you can get a taste of the vast array of safety innovation taking place in the transport and logistics industry, before the winner is announced. So, which demonstrated the greatest improvement in safety for cargo handling and transport and showed the greatest potential for widespread adoption? [...]

Meet the Innovation in Safety Award Entrants: UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA – LABORATORY OF SIMULATION AND MODELLING

  In the countdown to this year's Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony we are sharing each of the entries that we received.  Whilst there can only be one winner of the award itself, the wide range of entries means that there are ideas that will appeal to different readers directly or may be the inspiration for your own next step change for safety. We will introduce you all to all of the entries before the Award Ceremony on 23 February. Today's entry is: UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA - LABORATORY OF SIMULATION AND MODELLING We present a training system based on a simulator that reproduces the working environment of real quay cranes, i.e. ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. As an example our STS simulator includes two screens, two joysticks with consoles, the operator seat with a motion platform underneath and the instructor station on the back. It can simulate sudden crane breakdowns, hazards and [...]

Meet the Innovation in Safety Award Entrants: TRAXENS – SEAL DETECTION SENSOR

  In the countdown to this year's Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony we are sharing each of the entries that we received.  Whilst there can only be one winner of the award itself, the wide range of entries means that there are ideas that will appeal to different readers directly or may be the inspiration for your own next step change for safety. We will introduce you all to all of the entries before the Award Ceremony on 23 February. Today's entry is: TRAXENS – SEAL DETECTION SENSOR Given their limited security, shipping containers are subject to unexpected opening which can impact the operations of Shippers and Carriers. Container cargo theft is down but the overall value of goods stolen is up. Illicit cargo smuggling seems to be increasing as customs seizures are larger and more frequent. Traxens makes shipping containers smart by adding an advanced IoT device to track [...]

Meet the Innovation in Safety Award Entrants: TESUCON BV – THE EVACUATOR®

  In the countdown to this year's Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony we are sharing each of the entries that we received.  Whilst there can only be one winner of the award itself, the wide range of entries means that there are ideas that will appeal to different readers directly or may be the inspiration for your own next step change for safety. We will introduce you all to all of the entries before the Award Ceremony on 23 February. Today's entry is: TAMTRON OY – TESUCON BV - THE EVACUATOR® The Evacuator® is a pre-installed and fixed evacuation descent system, developed and produced in the Netherlands. The Evacuator® is installed behind the cabin of the operator, or on a platform which is easy to reach. Two escape hooks are hanging ready for immediate use in case of an emergency. The Evacuator® is fireproof up to 30 minutes at 1,750 [...]

Meet the Innovation in Safety Award Entrants: TAMTRON OY – ONE POWER VGM WEIGHING SYSTEMS

  In the countdown to this year's Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony we are sharing each of the entries that we received.  Whilst there can only be one winner of the award itself, the wide range of entries means that there are ideas that will appeal to different readers directly or may be the inspiration for your own next step change for safety. We will introduce you all to all of the entries before the Award Ceremony on 23 February. Today's entry is: TAMTRON OY – ONE POWER VGM WEIGHING SYSTEMS Container weighing is one of the most important activities at ports. It will ensure that the cargo in the vessel is loaded correctly, meets the regulations and ensures safety during the operations. Correct weighing data not only ensures the right load, but also quickens ship turn-round time and minimizes cargo-handling cost. Tamtron provides busy seaports with complete weighing solutions [...]

Meet the Innovation in Safety Award Entrants: SALGROM TECHNOLOGIES OY – SALGROM SPIDERTM /SALGROM SENSETM

  In the countdown to this year's Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony we are sharing each of the entries that we received.  Whilst there can only be one winner of the award itself, the wide range of entries means that there are ideas that will appeal to different readers directly or may be the inspiration for your own next step change for safety. We will introduce you all to all of the entries before the Award Ceremony on 23 February. Today's entry is: SALGROM TECHNOLOGIES OY - SALGROM SPIDERTM /SALGROM SENSETM The innovation that solves the container fires is called Salgrom Spider. This device is developed to act as container internal fire suppression system and to react very early to the raising temperature with aerosol fire suppression (physical & chemical). The very early reaction gives much better probability of extinguishing the fire and also preventing fire from spreading to other [...]

ICHCA Welcomes Husky Terminal as a New Corporate Member

Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, LLC of Tacoma in the USA is a new member ICHCA International (ICHCA), the global association representing cargo handling companies. Husky provides stevedoring services, container yard and railhead transfer operations as part of the Northwest Seaport Alliance at the port of Tacoma.  It’s international ocean transportation terminal, services ocean carriers – Hapag Lloyd, Yang Ming, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) – as well as the regional trucking community and the mainline railroads. ICHCA brings together a wide range of players from within the cargo handling sector that perform a vital role in driving the world economy.  The wide-ranging extent of its membership is enhanced by welcoming such an experienced and successful stevedore company as Husky to its ranks.   For the full press release click here  

ICHCA presents TT Club Innovation in Safety Award..

We are thrilled to invite you to join us in-person or virtually on Thursday 23 February 2023 | 3:30pm (GMT) as we announce the winner of the 2022 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award! This event sees the celebration of creative health and safety professionals throughout the cargo industry. The submissions this year have ranged from the digitalisation of processes and improvement of physical safety to fire prevention and data monitoring. During the hybrid ceremony you will hear from our keynote speaker, Morten Engelstoft, a panel made up of innovators, operators and industry professionals discussing safety concerns, industry developments and barriers to adoption. Our shortlisted entrants will present their entries so you can get a taste of the vast array of safety innovation taking place in the transport and logistics industry, before the winner is announced. So, which demonstrated the greatest improvement in safety for cargo handling and transport and [...]

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