Container Owners Association

Focusing on efficiency, safety and sustainability

The international organisation representing the common interests of owners of freight containers. The principle aims of the COA are to promote common standards and safe use of containers.

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New Publication: Guidelines to Flexitank Safety

New Publication Guidelines to Flexitank Safety Global freight insurance provider, TT Club has issued the latest in its series of Stop Loss publications together with the Container Owners Association.  Focusing on the increasingly popular flexitank unit to ship bulk...

COA Reefer Refrigerant Webinar

Presentations and Recording available The latest COA Refrigerant Webinar focused  on two alternative refrigerants -R744 CO₂ and R290 Propane There was also an update on F-Gas Regulations and a review of Refrigerant options. The Webinar followed on from the publication...

COA September 2024 Newsletter

News from the Container Owners Association The Container Owners Association has published its September 2024 Newsletter. Included in this month's Newsletter: Message from the COA Chairman COA's 20th Anniversary at Intermodal Europe 2024 IPPC Symposium on Container...

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