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Container Owners Association to launch telematics interoperability standard for shipping containers

6 June 2019

London, United Kingdom – 6 June 2019 The Container Owners Association, the international organisation representing the common ... read more

14 January 2019

The COA has published Guidelines for in-depot testing of replacement floorboards for containers. This technical document describes a ... read more

11 December 2018

Announcement: 2019 COA Membership Please click on the link below to view the document giving details of arrangements for the 2019 ... read more

12 November 2018

22nd COA Members Meeting Rotterdam, Monday 5 November 2018 Over 130 delegates participated in the 22nd COA Members Meeting, which ... read more

17 September 2018

COA Members Meeting, Rotterdam – Monday 5 November 2018 Conference Registration and Hotel Booking Now Open 22nd COA ... read more

27 June 2018

Over 100 Delegates at the Meeting Key Container Industry Topics Discussed Plan now to attend 22nd Meeting – Rotterdam, 5 ... read more

11 June 2018

To be compliant with EU General Data Protection Regulations, the COA has updated its Privacy Policy. To view the Policy, CLICK HERE. read more

29 May 2018

The 21st COA Members Meeting will take place at the Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, Singapore, on Wednesday 20 June 2018. There will be a ... read more

25 May 2018

Delegates attending the COA Members Meeting in Singapore will have the opportunity to view a demonstration of containers repaired to ... read more

24 March 2018

The 5th Intermodal Asia Exhibition took place in Shanghai this week. The COA organised a successful Container Pavilion. Many thanks ... read more

15 August 2017

In order to minimise empty repositioning costs, container operators frequently use reefer containers in a “non-operating” mode to ... read more

20 September 2016

In connection with the filing by Hanjin Shipping for bankruptcy: A list of owners of various types of containers (with prefixes) which ... read more