Corporate Licensed Members

ICHCA’s corporate licensed members represent key interest groups and expertise clusters, all concerned with fostering knowledge and best practice within their own communities and across the broader cargo handling and transport chain.

Latest “TT Talk” Articles Available – September 2024

New TT Talk articles available below: The TT Club regularly provides informative, timely material on critical health, safety, security and environmental matters designed to help industry continually improve its performance. We are delighted to share the latest from TT Club in the TT Talk series. Click on the titles to read the full article   TT Talk - Slips, trips and falls Slips, trips and falls continue to be the most common safety-related incidents faced by businesses operating in the supply chain.   TT Club highlights continuing efforts to prevent container losses overboard While the volumes of containers lost at sea fluctuates year on year, typically influenced by the more severe of weather conditions, the challenge is persistent.   TT calls for concerted effort to arrest ship fire proliferation Prompted by the recent spate of container ship fires, TT Club has stressed the greater need for all players in the global supply chain to recognise their responsibility for accurate and effective communication between all parties for the transport of dangerous goods .   TT Talk - Asset management in the face of climate change The maritime industry’s ports, terminals, and ships play a vital role in global trade. However, the sector [...]

ICHCA Severe Risks Dashboard

ICHCA has conducted potentially uniquely wide-ranging research on historic worldwide cargo related workplace fatalities covering the period 2000 to the present day. We aim to learn from what has happened in the past to better understand the most severe outcome risks in our industry; helping leaders at all levels to continuously improve how they do safety.   By demonstrating the severity potential of these hazards we believe that organisations can: • re-test existing management controls for focus, completeness and robustness • re-affirm that work as imagined in procedures designed to address these essential risks actually translates into work as done on the ground • engage with workforces and other stakeholders to seek well-managed, cooperative change and innovation The dataset covers over 500 fatalities involving port workers, contractors, visitors and other third parties from 2000 to July 2024.   What the dashboard is telling us • Crush by cargo is the leading historic cause of fatalities worldwide in our industry – over a quarter of all incidents in the dataset This includes being trapped by, between or under cargo. It is typically the result of cargo falling, moving, turning, slewing or otherwise being displaced as a result of lifting failure, impacts, [...]

Cargo Integrity Group Applauds Recent MSA Circular, Emphasizes Ongoing Commitment to Supply Chain Safety

The industry bodies of the Cargo Integrity Group continue in their mission to improve safety in the global supply chain. The Group has identified a number of cargoes, commonly carried in containers, that under certain conditions can cause dangerous incidents.   The Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) commends the recent circular issued by the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) following the explosion incident involving the vessel "YM Mobility" on August 9, 2024, at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. This incident, along with other recent fires aboard container vessels, underscores the critical need for enhanced safety measures and vigilance in the transport of dangerous goods by sea. In its circular, the MSA reiterated the need for all shipping-related enterprises to implement comprehensive safety protocols, particularly during high-temperature seasons. This includes the rigorous management of dangerous goods, adherence to safety regulations, and thorough education and safety training for employees and crew members to handle potential risks effectively. CLICK HERE FOR FULL PRESS RELEASE Note: If members want to seen an unofficial translation of the China MSA Alert please contact secretariat@ichca.com

Member Benefit – Free delegate places at Seychelles Maritime Week 2024, 25 – 26 September 2024

We are delighted to remind you about the ICHCA member benefit in partnership with Transport Events. We have secured the exciting opportunity for five ICHCA Member delegates to attend Seychelles Maritime Week FREE of CHARGE. Each complimentary place is worth €1,995 per delegate. If you would like to attend, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation by 14 September subject to availability so confirm your registration now! This prestigious conference and exhibition is hosted by the Seychelles Port Authority and endorsed by leading maritime associations APIOI and PMAESA. Session Highlights: • Shipping & Cargo Development: Building shipping and cargo community development in alignment with port development. • Innovative Solutions: Adapting innovative solutions for spatial usage to maximize the port’s existing potential. • Technological Advancement: Collating the tenets to establish ports as technologically advanced hubs. • Geostrategic Benefits: Exploring Seychelles' success as a geostrategic port and the expansion opportunities it offers. • Maritime Economic Corridor: Creating a value-driven maritime economic corridor and positioning the port as the next maritime hub of East Africa. • Economy Expansion: Expanding The Blue Economy and The Green Economy. • Community Empowerment: Empowering the port, industry, and the overall regional community. [...]

Electric Vehicle Maritime Safety Conference: 17 October 2024 – Early Bird Discount!

Book before Friday 13 September 2024 for Early Bird Discount. To book visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/electric-vehicle-maritime-safety-conference-tickets-737147015567 ICHCA Member Ports Skills and Safety and the UK Chamber of Shipping are bringing together experts from academia, the automotive, and maritime industries, to discuss the risks and mitigations arising from the increased use of electric vehicles in ports and their carriage on vessels transiting through UK ports. Lithium-ion batteries are increasing used in everyday life, from electric cars to mobility scooters, up to electric tugs and port plant equipment. Whilst the risk of fire associated with their use is not thought to be higher than any other fire risk, the implications of electric battery fires can be far more severe. Dealing with a lithium-ion fire in a port or on a ship presents unique challenges and risks, this conference will discuss those risk and how best to prepare for them. This conference will discuss the various touch-points that electric vehicles have with ports and shipping including car carriers, ro-ro ferries, plant and ageing batteries being exported in containers. This conference is open to members of both associations as well as any other interested parties. Confirmed speakers include: Paul Christensen, Chair of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry, [...]

TT Club Innovation in Safety Award – Open for Entries

The Award is for those who are making a significant difference to safety in cargo transport – NOW. As of today entries are welcomed for the latest annual TT Club sponsored and ICHCA organized Innovation in Safety Award Now more than ever the challenge to everyone in the global freight industry is to drive safety forward. Developing technologies combined with knowledge and experience at all levels can significantly enhance how we manage very real risks to our people cargoes and services. Risks such as explosion, fire, fall, crush, run over and moving objects require ongoing control in ports and onboard ships. The better industry gets at this, the better the results for life, limb, cargo and infrastructure, the better the work for workforces and the more sustainable and successful the organisations that we depend on. The opportunity exists not just to prevent headline grabbing events, but also day-to-day incidents that may be less in the media spotlight but can affect both shore-side workers and ships’ crew. “The good news is that cargo handlers, carriers and the developers of technological devices and systems of all shapes and sizes are diligently producing innovations to improve risk control,” reports TT Club’s MD Loss [...]

Member Spotlight: ICHCA’s Unique Technical Advisory Services

Please see details below for today’s Member Benefit Spotlight: a unique Technical Advisory Service providing our members with a trusted source of information on cargo handling practice, policy and regulations. Our panel of technical experts have a wealth of experience and knowledge to draw from   Click Here to Learn More

ICHCA In-Person Technical Panel & AGM – Save The Date 19 May 2025

Our next in-person ICHCA Technical Panel and Annual General Meeting will take place in Barcelona on 19 May 2025. This meeting will give ICHCA members the opportunity to meet face to face, to network, share and learn together. Our meeting is in partnership with ICHCA member Transport Events. All ICHCA members attending our meeting will receive a complimentary delegate registration for the full three days of ‘Mediterranean Port & Logistics 2025’ with the chance to participate in a Port de Barcelona technical site visit, networking reception, international ports and logistics conference, exhibition and networking dinner. The ICHCA programme will be developed over the coming months and we will share details as they are confirmed. Please reserve 19 May 2025 in your diary, if you have any questions email secretariat@ichca.com  

Less than a week until entries open for the TT Innovation in Safety Award!

The Award is the centrepiece of TT Club and ICHCA’s on-going efforts to encourage players in the freight transport and cargo handling sectors to continue the journey of improving operational safety and efficiency through innovation. The Award, which is open to an individual, team or company involved in cargo logistics, has seen the prestige associated with winning or being highly commended, grow year-on-year. Past winners have ranged from individual entrepreneurs and specialist suppliers to employee teams in major industry businesses. The application form and brochure are available now!   CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS!

Member Event – Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe 24 – 25th September 2024

Our member Port Technology International (PTI) is delighted remind you about their Smart Digital Ports of the Future Europe event, being held from 24 to 25 September 2024 in Rotterdam. Smart Digital Ports Of The Future returns for its 8th year to Rotterdam, highlighting the latest pioneering smart technologies shaping the port industry. The 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. As with all PTI events, delegates from Ports and Terminals can attend for FREE! Link - https://sdp.ptievents.com/ Date - 24 to 25 September 2024 Location –Rotterdam, The Netherlands   If you have any questions or are interested in registering, email: secretariat@ichca.com  

ICHCA Member G2 Ocean, latest Safety Bulletin – Isolate energy, connect people

  The latest edition of G2 Ocean's Safety Bulletins can be found on the link below:   CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SAFETY BULLETIN Message from G2 Ocean: "In this edition of our Safety Bulletin, we highlight a near miss where a stevedore started operating a crane, while crew were doing repair jobs on the same crane. A big thanks to the Master, who made an incident report full of insights, and shared it with us." We are grateful to G2 Ocean for providing details and for raising awareness. We acknowledge their commitment to sharing learning to benefit others.

Latest “TT Talk” Articles Available – August 2024

New TT Talk articles available below: The TT Club regularly provides informative, timely material on critical health, safety, security and environmental matters designed to help industry continually improve its performance. We are delighted to share the latest from TT Club in the TT Talk series. Click on the titles to read the full article     TT warns container seals are being ignored to the detriment of cargo security Loss due to theft is among the top three causes of claims received on an annual basis by the international freight and logistics insurance specialist, TT Club     TT Talk - TOC Safety Village A highlight in TT Club’s events calendar, June witnessed the return of the Safety Village at TOC Europe in Rotterdam for the third consecutive year.     TT Talk - Legal eagle: effective Himalaya clause drafting An English court decision where a subcontractor of the bill of lading carrier was able to exercise positive rights against a shipper who had taken proceedings and secured judgment in a jurisdiction other than what was specified in the jurisdiction clause in the bill of lading.     

Member Benefit – Free delegate places at Seychelles Maritime Week 2024, 25 – 26 September 2024

We are delighted to remind you about the ICHCA member benefit in partnership with Transport Events. We have secured the exciting opportunity for five ICHCA Member delegates to attend Seychelles Maritime Week FREE of CHARGE. Each complimentary place is worth €1,995 per delegate. If you would like to attend, please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation by 14 September subject to availability so confirm your registration now! This prestigious conference and exhibition is hosted by the Seychelles Port Authority and endorsed by leading maritime associations APIOI and PMAESA. Session Highlights: • Shipping & Cargo Development: Building shipping and cargo community development in alignment with port development. • Innovative Solutions: Adapting innovative solutions for spatial usage to maximize the port’s existing potential. • Technological Advancement: Collating the tenets to establish ports as technologically advanced hubs. • Geostrategic Benefits: Exploring Seychelles' success as a geostrategic port and the expansion opportunities it offers. • Maritime Economic Corridor: Creating a value-driven maritime economic corridor and positioning the port as the next maritime hub of East Africa. • Economy Expansion: Expanding The Blue Economy and The Green Economy. • Community Empowerment: Empowering the port, industry, and the overall regional community. [...]

ICHCA Insights – August 2024

Latest edition of "ICHCA Insights" available   For the latest edition of our monthly newsletter “ICHCA Insights” please Click here For previous newsletters click here: https://ichca.com/newsletters  

Current Awareness Bulletin – for IMO themes and news – July 2024

  The latest edition of the Current Awareness Bulletin is attached.  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 CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN    This edition along with the back catalogue is 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.

Safety Alert: fatality of a crew member and the collapse of two other crew due to heat exhaustion

    On 27 July 2023, a bulk carrier was berthing at the port of Mesaieed, Qatar. Whilst the first mooring lines were being passed ashore, the bosun and two other crew members of the forward mooring station collapsed, one after another. They were brought to the accommodation, where they were tended to by other crew members. After the vessel was moored, the chief officer reported that he, too, was feeling unwell. All four crew members were transferred to a local hospital. The bosun was declared deceased by paramedics, and this was confirmed at the hospital. All four crew members were diagnosed to have suffered from heat exhaustion with the bosun suffering from a heat stroke that led to his death. The investigation concluded it was highly likely that long hours of physical work on deck, in hot and humid weather conditions, had contributed to the crew members’ collapse. Hospital reports did not indicate that the crew members suffered from any medical conditions, other than those related to heat. The investigation neither considered the bosun’s health nor that of any of the other crew members, as a contributory factor to this occurrence. Image: Malta Marine Safety Investigation Unit The Malta [...]

Member Benefit: Free delegate places at Seychelles Maritime Week 2024, 25 – 26 September 2024

We are delighted to announce the next conference in our ICHCA member benefit in partnership with Transport Events. We have secured the exciting opportunity for a number of complimentary ICHCA Member delegates places - each worth €1,795 - for Seychelles Maritime Week 2024. If you would like to attend please email: secretariat@ichca.com to secure your place. We will need your confirmation 2 weeks prior to the event. Transport Events are thrilled to announce Seychelles Maritime Week 2024, the largest maritime transport event in the Indian Ocean region set to take place this year in the breathtaking Seychelles from Tuesday, 24 September to Thursday, 26 September. This prestigious event will be hosted at the luxurious Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa, showcasing Seychelles as the Preferred Regional Maritime Gateway for the Indian Ocean. This prestigious conference and exhibition, hosted by the Seychelles Port Authority and endorsed by leading maritime associations, is your chance to: • Navigate the Currents of Change: Join a stellar lineup of 30 world-class speakers who will illuminate the latest trends, challenges, and solutions shaping the maritime landscape. Gain insights on port operations, shipping, supply chain optimisation and cutting-edge logistics strategies • Chart a Course for Collaboration: Network with [...]