The final Event Programme is HERE

To download the presentations given at the 8th COA Meeting in Shanghai on 21/22 June 2011, click on the presentation name:

These presentations are publicly available:

Report on COA Activities 2010/2011
Report on Korea Branch Activities
Report on Cargo Incident Notification System

Patrick Hicks
Secretary
Container Owners Association

These presentations need your Login and Password:

Widening the Panama Canal: Impact on Container Shipping 
Oscar Bazan
Marketing Manager
Panama Canal Authority

Trends in Container Ports and Handling Technology
James Huang
Director, Transport & Logistics Equipment
Bureau Veritas

The Yangtze River as a Multimodal Artery
Jon Monroe
President
Jon Monroe Consulting

Evolution of rail container traffic in China
Frederic Campagnac
Transport Consultant
Clevy China

Container developments in India 
Biswanath Bose
Director
Seabreeze Marine Engineers and Consultants

Container manufacturing: current status, future challenges
Angela Wang
Vice President
Dong Fang International Container

Update on ISO Container Standards 
Jørn Heerulff
Convener of TC104/SC4/WG3
Vice President and Nordic NRO
Bureau International des Containers (BIC)

Technology innovation presentations

• Cosco Kansai Coatings 
• 3M China
• Future Box
• BASF 

COA Initiatives: Divisional Developments

A. Container Depot Division

Depot industry: time for global co-operation?

North America Perspective 
Mike Baldwin
President
ConGlobal Industries Inc

Belgium Perspective 
Marc Van Hoeydonck
President, Belgian Container Depots Association
GM Depots, Inchcape Shipping Service

China Perspective  
Oliven Liu
Dongwha Container Transportation

B. Container Suppliers Division

Common issues for container equipment suppliers
Kim Scheibel
Group Director
Hempel

C. COA Flexitank Division

Update on COA Code of Practice 
Chris Thornton
COA Flexitank Manager

Day 2 - Break-out Sessions
Divisional Meetings and Working Groups

Development of Sustainable Flooring Solution

A presentation about the issues facing container shipping lines to develop a single, industry-wide, sustainable flooring solution was given by Frank Nachbar and Marc Weidemann. This can be downloaded by clicking HERE

Establishment of Container Depot Division

Mike Baldwin was the Chairman of the Meeting where the Container Depot Divison was formed. During the presentation, the issues that the Division will review were discussed and a PowerPoint was created. This can be downloaded by clicking HERE

Establishment of COA Suppliers Division

A meeting of container equipment suppliers was moderated by Kim Scheibel. A number of topics for this Division were raised. A PowerPoint reviewing the discussion was prepared and can be downloaded by clicking HERE

Flexitank Seminar

The COA Flexitank Seminar was presented by Chris Thornton, COA Flexitank Manager; and Peter Hartwig, Technical University of Dresden.

The presentations can be downloaded by clicking on the topics below: 

Welcome and Introduction

Flexitank growth & the need for the Code of Practice

Rail Impact Test: Status Report

Code of Practice Review: Testing of Flexitank Materials

Code of Practice Review: Incident Management, Insurance & Responsibilities

Controlling the cargoes that are shipped in flexitanks

Approaches in simulating Flexitank/Container interaction

Developing an International Standard for Flexitanks

Establishment of COA Flexitank Division