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Publication Spotlight: Collision Prevention at Ports & Terminals

This week’s spotlight: Collision Prevention at Ports & Terminals. Our unique, world class, library of bespoke cargo handling publications is built from global expert knowledge & experience. Practical guidance for industry, by industry, keeping workers safe. https://ichca.com/download/gs10

Publication Spotlight: CTU Code – A Quick Guide

Our unique, world class, library of bespoke cargo handling publications is built from global expert knowledge & experience.  Practical guidance created for industry, by industry, keeping workers safe.  Today’s spotlight: Quick Guide to CTU packing & transport. Click Here to view our CTU Guides

ICHCA In The News – Press Clippings (June-July 2021)

Click Here to read articles from the following sources about ICHCA , collated by Portcare International. The American Journal of Transportation Asian Aviation BIFA Newsletter BreakBulk Bulk Distributor Container News Freight Business Journal Handy Shipping Guide Heavy Lift & PFI Informare International Transport Journal Logistics Insider (India) Messaggero Marittimo PortNews Nigeria PortTrucker.app Port Technology International SeaNews

Cargo Integrity Group Calls for Risk-Based Measures to Prevent Pest Contamination

  26 July 2021 – JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT On behalf of Container Owners Association, Global Shippers Forum, ICHCA International, TT Club, World Shipping Council The international freight transport organisations of the Cargo Integrity Group are calling for urgent action from actors in global supply chains to reduce the risk of pest transference through international cargo movements. View the full document here - Cargo Integrity Group Calls for Risk-Based Measures to Prevent Pest Contamination

FIATA and ICHCA Strengthen Collaboration

Geneva, 29 June 2021 – FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce collaboration between the two organizations. View the full document here - 210629 FIATA-ICHCA MoU FINAL

Seatrade Maritime Awards International Supporting Organisation

Seatrade Maritime Awards International is the perfect way to celebrate your company’s achievements. Take this opportunity to display your credentials as an innovative market leader and stand out from your competitors. Showcase your success story and get recognised for your hard work. Learn more about the Logistic Solution of the Year Award and how you can enter here: https://bit.ly/3ha6XtQ

Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) Bulk Terminals 2020 – Webinar

Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October 2020, from 13:00 – 14:30 GMT   Complete Your Registration Now Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) Bulk Terminals 2020 – Webinar Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October 2020, from 13:00 – 14:30 GMT In the three years that the international annual ABTO Bulk Terminals conference had been held, it rapidly established itself as the only event all those concerned with the bulk terminals industry needed to attend. The high-value programmes of the Bulk Terminals conferences were designed for all those involved in the transportation, storage and handling of bulk commodities. Indeed, from our first and very well received gathering in London, delegates represented all sectors of the bulk terminals industry. Therefore, it is with great regret that we have had to postpone out next full conference in Riga this year to October 2021. So to bring everybody together this year we have put [...]

ICHCA In The News – Press Clippings (April 2021)

Click Here to read articles from the following sources about ICHCA , collated by Portcare International. Container News Freight Business Journal Handy Shipping Guide Hong Kong Shipping Gazette Transport Topics

ICHCA In The News – Press Clippings (March-April 2021)

Click Here to read articles from the following sources about ICHCA , collated by Portcare International. All About Shipping Asian Aviation Bhandarkar Shipping News Bulk Distributor Container News Daily Cargo News Freight Business Journal Hellenic Shipping News Inside Logistics (Canada) International Transport Journal Logistics Middle East Logistics.ru Maritime Network News Maritime Professional Multimodal 2021 PortNews Nigeria SeaNews ShipInsight World Cargo News

ICHCA In The News – Press Clippings (November 2020)

Click Here to read articles from the following sources about ICHCA , collated by Portcare International. Jura Mope Sea PortNews Nigeria SeaNews Exim News Hellenic Shipping News National Cargo Bureau Port Technology International Ship Technology Global

ICHCA In The News – Press Clippings (September-October 2020)

Click Here to read articles from the following sources about ICHCA , collated by Portcare International. American Shipper / Freightwaves Arab Academy Assafina Online Big Rigs Cameroon Magazine Container Management Container News Freight Business Journal Fully Loaded Handy Shipping Guide Hellenic Shipping News India Seatrade News Insurance Business UK Lexology (Law Business Research) Lloyd's List Maritime Business World Maritime Executive Megatrade Multimodal 2020 Port Technology International Safety4Sea SeaNews Seatrade Maritime News Splash 24/7 World Cargo News Bulk Distributor Exim News Forwarder Magazine Maritime Post Muck Rack BreakBulk FCL Freight Jura Mope Sea Logistics.ru Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Statement on postponement of ICHCA Spring Meeting 2020

Following close monitoring of the recent rapid global developments on the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, and discussions with the board of ICHCA, it has been decided to postpone the planned ICHCA / HSE workshop and attendant meetings scheduled to take place in Buxton   This decision has not been taken lightly, but has been made in the best interests of our exhibitors, visitors and staff, and is fully supported by our commercial and event partners.  Their wellbeing and safety is our first priority and will always remain so.   The decision has been taken as early as possible to enable our stakeholders to minimise the impact on business. ICHCA will be rescheduling the planned workshop in partnership with HSE at the earliest opportunity.

ICHCA International and HSE launch initiative to develop a step change in port health and safety management practice

ICHCA (International Cargo Handling Coordination Association) and HSE’s Science and Research Centre (Health and Safety Executive) will be hosting a unique collaborative workshop in April, which will develop a new industry-wide strategy to provide much needed improvements to safety across the port sector. This one day facilitated workshop, which will take place on 7 April at HSE’s Science and Research Centre in Buxton, UK, will form part of a larger ICHCA health and safety convention that includes the biannual meeting of the organization’s Technical Panel on 8 April. This Technical Panel will bring together experienced practitioners, legislators, consultants and other interested parties from across industry to debate and develop good practice in cargo handling worldwide. Chairman of ICHCA International, John Beckett commented: “Despite dramatic improvements in the safety record for handling marine cargoes in ports over the last 20 years, the reduction in incidents has stagnated and there have been [...]

ICHCA International Spring 2020 Meeting

STATEMENT ON POSTPONEMENT OF ICHCA SPRING MEETING 2020 Following close monitoring of the recent rapid global developments on the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, and discussions with the board of ICHCA, it has been decided to postpone the planned ICHCA / HSE workshop and attendant meetings scheduled to take place in Buxton This decision has not been taken lightly, but has been made in the best interests of our exhibitors, visitors and staff, and is fully supported by our commercial and event partners.  Their wellbeing and safety is our first priority and will always remain so. The decision has been taken as early as possible to enable our stakeholders to minimise the impact on business. ICHCA will be rescheduling the planned workshop in partnership with HSE at the earliest opportunity. ICHCA International is proud to be delivering its Spring 2020 Meet in partnership with the Health and Safety [...]

2019 – a busy year for ICHCA

The year passed so quickly, looking back it is hard to contemplate the activities undertaken on behalf of, or with our membership. Members who regularly read this newsletter will be aware of some of these activities, but here I will summarise the key highlights. IMO Much activity took place at the International Maritime Organisation where ICHCA celebrated 50 continuous years as an accredited NGO (Non-governmental organisation on consultation). The Maritime Safety Committee is the main body for making legislative decisions affecting our industry, but we tend to focus our attention on the sub-committees of MSC where the substantive work is undertaken. Early in the year we took part in SDC#6, the 6th session of the “Ship Design and Construction” sub-committee. At this session the work on developing new guidance for “Safe Mooring Operations” was concluded. This is an activity that many of our members take part in and is still [...]

Cargo handling industry experts move to prevent port and terminal collisions

To minimise risk and improve port safety, three of the cargo handling industry’s leading bodies have produced an information paper, “Collision Prevention At Ports & Terminals”.  Experts from international freight transport insurers, TT Club, together with cargo handling industry experts ICHCA and PEMA share the latest technologies to detect and prevent collisions to promote safety.  London 27 November 2019 To improve safety, reduce injuries and loss of life, equipment damage and minimize costly business disruption at ports and terminals worldwide, PEMA, TT Club, and ICHCA International have pooled resources to make available information to promote collision prevention. All relevant stakeholders have been involved in the development of this project. PEMA represents container crane and technology manufacturers, and TT Club and ICHCA International represent container terminals. There is a growing number of non-contact, state-of-the- art technologies for collision prevention that can dramatically improve equipment safety and reduce risk associated with container [...]

Quay Cranes Minimum Safety Features Updated

Three industry bodies have produced Revision 1 of their Recommended Minimum Safety Features for Quay Container Cranes.  Experts from international freight transport insurers, TT Club, together with cargo handling industry experts ICHCA and PEMA recommend minimum standard safety features to promote safety.  London 20 November 2019  The 'Recommended Minimum Safety Features for Quay Container Cranes' document has been updated and Revision 1 now available. Published jointly by property, equipment and liability insurance provider TT Club, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) and ICHCA International, the recommendations update the original document published in 2011.  Born out of TT Club's claims experience, the research has drawn together a formidable group of operational and engineering experience from around the globe to recommend solutions to common safety issues. The publication calls for a new approach to the crane procurement process in order to recognise safety as an integral part of operational decisions that will [...]

3rd TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Presented to Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye

In addition, the 2nd John Strang A. O Memorial Award was received by Health and Safety Executive UK.  Both awards were announced last night at the ICHCA 20/20 Cargo Vision international conference. Stephan Trauth of Yardeye (centre) receives the 3rd TT Club Innovation in Safety Award from Heike Deggim, Director of the Maritime Safety Division at the IMO (left) and Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director at the TT Club (right)   London 13 November 2019 – The 3rd TT Club Innovation in Safety Award was presented last night to a joint winning delegation of Künz, CSXIT and Yardeye at the ICHCA 20/20 Cargo Vision international conference, hosted by Malta Freeport Terminal, taking place at The Hilton Hotel, Malta between 11 and 14 November.  The 2nd John Strang A.O Memorial Award was awarded to Health and Safety Executive UK at the same evening reception and awards ceremony, attended by conference delegates from over 23 countries worldwide. The reception was held at Casino Maltese in [...]

4 November 2019: Cargo Integrity and the CTU Code. An evening lecture

Cargo Integrity and the CTU Code An evening lecture Monday 4th Nov 2019 1730 for 1815 onboard HQS Wellington Presented by: Mike Yarwood is a Senior Loss Prevention Executive having joined TT Club in October 2010, previously working in operational management roles within the logistics industry. Previous roles incorporated full responsibility in terms of budget, legislative, operational and health and safety compliance, dangerous goods safety advisor. The TT Club is a Premium Member of ICHCA This lecture looks at the Cargo Integrity and the role the CTU Code has to play in helping to avoid incidents such as major ships’ fires which are happening at an alarming frequency along with many smaller incidents and the awareness campaign mounted by key players in the industry.   More details here: JIM_Flyer_HCMM_ICHCA_Nov19

IMO and ICHCA engagement from the Head of ICHCA International

    ICHCA is the ONLY non-governmental organisation representing the cargo handling sector in consultation with United Nations bodies such as the International Maritime Organisation, International Labour Organisation and UNECE UN Economic Commission for Europe. These bodies set standards and create regulations that directly affect you, your people, your customers, and your supply chain. As a member you get to know what is being proposed in advance and can contribute to the debate. We are an essential voice – your voice – for our industry.   We have been an NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation in Consultation) with the International Maritime Organization for over 50 years, most of our 66-year history.  NGO status is highly valued and many new international trade and associated organisations have tried to obtain it without success. Indeed, others have been ejected from membership because they have not maintained any liaison or involvement with one of the most important [...]

October 2019: ICHCA at FIATA World Congress 2019

FIATA is the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. In proud partnership with SAAFF, the South African Association of Freight Forwarders, FIATA will host its 2019 World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. Held annually, the FIATA World Congress brings together the freight forwarding industry and transport world. It serves to conduct the business of the Federation and provides an international platform for logistics industry leaders from across the globe to gain insights to industry challenges and put forward sustainable solutions. Dates: 29.09.19 – 05.10.19 Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa   Richard Brough, Head of ICHCA International, will be speaking about practical applications of the CTU Code on the 5th day of the event. For more details and registration visit https://fiata2019.org/