The 7th COA Members Meeting
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai: Monday 7 June 2010
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Introduction and Welcome
Patrick Hicks
Secretary
Container Owners Association
Tracking Recovery – Is it sustainable?
Ben Hackett
Hackett Associates
Container Shipping Market: Now and Future
Kong Fanhua
Manager of Shipping Research Dept
COSCO R&D Center
Container Manufacturing: 2010 and beyond
Cathy Gao
Overseas Marketing Director
CXIC
Smart and Secure Containers
Dr. Zhou, Shouqin
Deputy General Manager
CMIC SSC
COA Association Progress and Current Activities (to follow)
Paul Merritt
Senior Vice President, Products and Marketing
GE SeaCo
Reports from COA Regional Branches:
1. Australasia Regional Branch
Lindsay Carthew
Director, SCF Group
Director, COA Australasia Branch
2. Korea Regional Branch
BJ Chun
Managing Director, Boxjoin Ltd
Director, COA Korea Branch
The depot industry: new challenges
Paul Erik Andersen
Chief Commercial Officer
Brigantine Group, Hong Kong
Progress on environmentally friendly paint systems
Paul McCrory
Commercial Manager, Global Container
The Valspar Corporation
Tagging zinc primer: new technology to ensure integrity of container coatings
Lyle Small
Chromatic Technologies, Inc
IICL Update
Steven R. Blust
President
Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL)
Shipping Containers Marking - New Directions
Eva Yang
Commercial Graphics Division
Displays & Graphics Business
3M China Limited
Shipping lines and tank container operators: improving operational co-operation
Reginald Lee
President
International Tank Container Organisation
COA Recommended Code of Practice for Flexitanks
Patrick Hicks
Secretary
Container Owners Association
Panel Discussion: Developing and Implementing an Environmental Strategy for the Container Industry
Introduction from the Session Moderator
Nigel Stribley
Director
Blue Sky Intermodal
Green Award Foundation
Jan Fransen
Managing Director
Green Award Foundation
A total of 145 participants participated at the 7th COA Members Meeting. The Keynote Panel included presentations from: Kong Fanhua (left), Manager of Shipping Research Dept, COSCO R&D Center; Ben Hackett (2nd from left), Hackett Associates; and Cathy Gao (right), Overseas Marketing Director, CXIC. The Session Moderator was Michael Callus (2nd from right), Vice President, Containers, United Arab Shipping Company and COA Board Director
Ben Hackett Kong Fanhua Cathy Gao
The Conference Presentations generated interesting Q & A Sessions


Session 2 was moderated by COA Director Paul Merritt (2nd from right), Senior Vice President, Products and Marketing, GE SeaCo. Presentations were made by Paul Erik Andersen (left), Chief Commercial Officer, Brigantine Group, Hong Kong; Lindsay Carthew (2nd from left), Director, SCF Group and Director, COA Australasia Branch; and BJ Chun (right), Managing Director, Boxjoin Ltd and Director, COA Korea Branch

Reginald Lee (above left), President of the International Tank Container Organisation.
Above Right: The Panel for the Environment Session (from L to R): Angela Wang, Vice President, Dong Fang International Container; Jan Fransen, Managing Director, Green Award Foundation; Nigel Stribley, Director, Blue Sky Intermodal; Michael Callus, Vice President Container, UASC; Kim Scheibel, Group Director, Hempel; and Brian Darnowski, Vice President Operations, Triton Container




In addition to the Conference Sessions, there were a number of
networking opportunities for delegates throughout the day
