3rd COA Flexitank Meeting
London: 20 May 2010
Report of the Meeting
To view the report of the Meeting, click HERE
Presentations
(Click on presentation title to download the PDF)
Code of Practice: Current Status
Patrick Hicks
Container Owners Association
Proposed Clarifications to certain aspects of the Code
Joern Springer, Hapag Lloyd
John Leach, Maersk Line
Reporting Procedure and Publication of Information (Standard Test Report Form)
Hans-Joachim Grasshoff
Hapag Lloyd
Establishment of a Technical Working Group
Peter Hartwig
Technical University of Dresden
Environmental Disposal of Flexitanks
Kate Royston
Robbee Smole - Sustainable Business Solutions
Insurance and Liability Issues
Peregrine Storrs-Fox
TT Club
COA Flexitank Meeting: 19 November 2009 Interim Report published
Presentations now availableThursday 2 December 2009: As part of its programme to introduce a globally-recognised Flexitank Code of Practice, the Container Owners Association organised a
1-day COA Flexitank Meeting in Rotterdam on Thursday 19 November. Interim Report (COA Members only): click HERE
Conference Agenda: Final Conference Programme, click HERE Participants List: click HERE Download the Presentations COA Members can download the Presentations made at the Conference.
(To download the file, click on the Name of the Speaker) 1. Introduction to the COA and the Flexitank Code of Practice
Patrick Hicks
COA Secretariat 2. Why is a Flexitank Code of Practice needed? Gerrit Uitbeijerse
Manager, Centre Dry Cargo
Maersk Line Stef Capelle
Environmental Manager
ECT Rotterdam Container Terminal Andrew Watson
Director
Braid Logistics Yvonne de Jong
Global Buyer Logistics
Purac 3. Rail Impact Testing of the Flexitank/Container Combination Burkhard Struebing
Lloyd's Register, Germany Peter Hartwig
Tuev Sued Rail, Germany 4. Materials Testing Andrew Watson
Director
Braid Logistics 5. Safety Mike Compton
Chairman, International Safety Panel
ICHCA International Capt Hans-Joachim Grasshoff
Special Cargo Manager
Hapag-Lloyd
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COA Flexitank Code of Practice:
Videos show why it is neededMonday 24 August 2009 - The Container Owners Association has published its Code of Practice for the manufacture, testing and operation of flexitanks carried in shipping containers. The Code, which will be formally adopted by the COA from 1 January 2010, will permit flexitank manufacturers and operators to test their products according to criteria acceptable to container operators and to other container owners. Two videos vividly underline the forces that occur on containerships - and why shipping lines need to ensure that the flexitanks they carry pass impact testing criteria:Click HERE to see Video 1
Click HERE to see Video 2 (Members only) |
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COA Flexitank Rail Impact Testing:
Special Rates for COA Members Monday 24 August 2009: Following the publication of the Container Owners Association’s Flexitank Code of Practice in May 2009, a number of flexitank companies are now undertaking Rail Impact Tests for Flexitank/Container Combinations. This rail impact test is an essential part of the Code and must be witnessed by a COA-approved Classification Society. The Rail Impact Test can be undertaken either at the TüV Süd Rail testing facility in Görlitz, Germany; or at the AAR testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. The COA has negotiated special rates for COA Members planning to undertake rail impact testing at the Tüv Süd facility in Görlitz. For further information about the rates for testing, members should contact Peter Hartwig at Tüv Süd, email: peter.hartwig@tuev-sued.de Special rates are also available at the Bon-Apart Hotel in Görlitz. Further information about the hotel, the COA room rates and booking arrangements from: secretary@containerownersassociation.org
Click HERE to download a copy of the TüV Süd Rail presentation made in December 2008
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