Welcome to the latest edition of Inside ICHCA International, our regular e-newsletter for association members, partners and cargo handling industry colleagues worldwide.

In this edition we look back to our 65th anniversary event which took place in Las Palmas from 2-6 October 2017. Thank you to everyone who attended the event and contributed to what was an invaluable forum for information exchange and networking.

The entire cargo handling community came together to reflect and look ahead to how we can continue to improve the services provided to our industry.

In case you missed it, the latest edition of Cargo Handling Voice, our free monthly news digest, is available here. If you would like to suggest content, please send this to holly.thompson@ichca.com.

Don’t forget to add us to your mailing list and If you would like to suggest content for future editions, please contact us. Happy reading!

Rachael White, CEO Secretariat, ICHCA International
rachael.white@ichca.com

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Welcome to our new Members
2. News from the Conference
3. Watch Conference highlights

4. Call for better communication of CTU Code and greater cooperation

5. Latest edition of Cargo Handling Voice out now

6. September issue of Inside ICHCA Australia
7. IMO September newsletter
8. Port-Safety LifeLadder
9. Hazcheck Restrictions Portal in next development phase
10. Latest TT Talk out now
11. LIFTEX 2017
12. Stay in the loop - follow ICHCA
13. Dates for your diary
14. Send us your news!

A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

Global Port Training
Marine Transport UK Ltd

NEWS FROM THE CONFERENCE

Thank you to everyone who participated at ICHCA's 65th Anniversary Conference & Exhibition. We hope you had a very enjoyable and successful few days.

Some highlights:

• ICHCA International announced its new Chairman, John Beckett, who is Vice President of Training at British Columbia Maritime Employers Association
• Delegates heard from a vast range of expert speakers including keynote speaker Joseph Westwood-Booth from the International Maritime Organization
• Hapag Lloyd was announced Winner of the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award 2017 for its innovative Cargo Patrol system
• The decision was taken to rename ICHCA's ISP Panel at a meeting which followed the Conference on Thursday 5 October. It will now be called the Technical Panel.
• Also at the Technical Panel meeting, the new Chairman (Wouter de Gier, APM Terminals) and Deputy Chairman (Stephan Stiehler, Consultant) took up their posts.
• Click here to see the photos

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

From left to right: Capt Richard Brough OBE, ICHCA; Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club; Lars Kjaer, WSC; Chris Welsh, GSF

CALL FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION OF CTU CODE & GREATER COOPERATION

At a special session during London International Shipping Week, an industry coalition consisting of Global Shippers’ Forum, TT Club, World Shipping Council and ICHCA International stressed two of its primary aims: the need for more widespread communication of the CTU Packing Code’s existence and the need for greater cooperation from all parties in the supply chain in putting the Code’s guidelines into practice in accordance with their roles and responsibilities.

CARGO HANDLING VOICE

Focused on safety, security, sustainability and efficiency in cargo handling and transport around the world, Cargo Handling Voice is a free monthly news digest from ICHCA International.

Featuring curated content ranging from regulations, compliance and best practice, to risk and incident reports, and innovative approaches and technologies, the aim of Cargo Handling Voice is to contribute to the knowledge pool within the cargo handling community.

To subscribe, send an email to holly.thompson@ichca.com with subject line CHV subscribe.

SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF INSIDE ICHCA AUSTRALIA

Featuring articles including:

• SCT opens new intermodal facility in southern Queensland
• South Australian ports access and pricing review: final report
• Ports Australia submission promotes coastal shipping
• Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors (AIMS) biennial conference

IMO SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

Featuring:

• Ballast Water Management - How to do it, 2017 Edition
• Compliance Monitoring Disposal, 2017 Edition

PORT-SAFETY LIFELADDER

A visible and non-corrosive safety ladder

ICHCA member, Port-Safety, is bringing a unique product to market. LifeLadder is an innovative product improving safety at ports globally. It is a new safety ladder for quay walls.

A patent has just been filed for this unique solution, which enables a shift away from the traditional galvanized steel ladder. The traditional material today present challenges for both safety and costs, as it is not visible, and it is corrosive.

The LifeLadder solution addresses both of the problems: Visibility and maintenance.

LifeLadder is made of maintenance-free, reinforced synthetic modules in a bright, yellow color that ensures visibility during daytime. Solar-powered LED lights provide visibility at night and clear direction to safety. These materials have already proven their worth in the harsh maritime environment.

HAZCHECK RESTRICTIONS PORTAL IN NEXT DEVELOPMENT PHASE

Freight insurance specialist TT Club and the UK P&I Club, a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, two Thomas Miller managed transport insurers, have joined forces with Exis Technologies to move the Hazcheck Restrictions Portal into its next development phase.

Hazcheck Restrictions enables participating lines to enter (or upload) and maintain the operator, vessel and port restrictions for their operations, check for dangerous goods (DG) compliance with partner lines and accept provisional bookings.

The portal started as an initiative with several major container lines that already used Exis Technologies range of Hazcheck compliance systems for their DG shipping operations, particularly to resolve issues posed under vessel sharing agreements.

LATEST TT TALK IS OUT

Articles include

• Increasing industry controls in relation to dangerous goods
• Harnessing the regulation of Maritime Dangerous Goods
• Cargo theft analysis
• Theft - instruct drivers carefully
• Legal eagle: considering electronic cargo release
• Cyber lessons: goose & gander
• Appreciating supply chain cyber risk
• Minimising movement of pests in containers

LIFTEX AIMS EVEN HIGHER FOR 2017

Registration is now open for the most important event in the lifting industry calendar. LiftEx 2017, the global exhibition and conference dedicated to overhead lifting and work-at-height, takes place at Telford International Centre on November 29-30th, providing attendees with a unique insight into the latest developments across both these vital sectors.

Now in its thirteenth year, LiftEx, hosted by LEEA, combines a free-to-attend trade exhibition featuring around 100 leading suppliers with a one-day conference that brings together an impressive line-up of expert speakers. LiftEx also incorporates the Innovation Arena, where exciting new products, services and applications will be introduced. In addition, LEEA will also host a drinks reception and dinner dance on the evening of Wednesday 29th November. Full details and online registration for LiftEx 2017 can be found at www.liftex.org.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

• ICHCA HSSE Seminar
  20-21 March 2018, The Hague, Netherlands
  Hosted by APM Terminals
  More information coming soon

SEND US YOUR NEWS!

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This is a call for ICHCA Members to send us your news items which we will consider for inclusion in the next edition of CARGO HANDLING VOICE and / or INSIDE ICHCA INTERNATIONAL.