Container Owners Endorse Common Interchange Inspection Criteria

Thursday 26 June 2008: A major breakthrough for the container shipping industry has been achieved with an agreement by the Container Owners Association (representing container operators and lessors worldwide) to adopt an interchange inspection criteria for dry freight containers, designated the “Common Interchange Criteria” (CIC).

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To view the differences between the CIC, IICL-5 and UCIRC criteria, click here

Friday 20 June 2008: The purpose of the COA Flexitank Management Implementation Group (MIG) has been to establish an industry standard for the safe and reliable operation of flexitanks, by agreement with both shipping lines and flexitank manufactures and operators.

Trans Ocean Distribution Limited and the Braid Group have been appointed Joint Moderators of the Flexitank MIG, developing a proposed industry standard for flexitank manufacture and operation. Their plans comprise a 5-part recommendation, with a recognised independent authoritative body being appointed to assist in the compilation and approval of the standards; and also to supervise and approve Flexitank / Container Combination (FCC) and material testing which will form an integral and central part of a formal certification. This will include the activity of continually auditing the standard for all industry participants.

TOD and Braid presented their plans at the Flexitank Open Meeting in London in May 08 and at the 6th COA Members Meeting in Shanghai in June 08

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To download the Report of the Meeting, click here

COA Flexitank Open Meeting – Friday 1 August 2008

Friday 11 July 2008: As part of their consultative process with the Flexitank Industry, the COA Flexitank Management Implementation Group (Working Group) is organising an Open Meeting at Crathorne Hall Hotel, Teesside, on Friday 1 August 2008.

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