Conference Presentations

– Over 145 delegates participate in COA Meeting
– Wide range of container issues discussed
– Presentations now available for Members

Over 145 delegates participated the 10th COA Members Meeting, held in Seoul on 12 and 13 June 2012.

Members and Delegates can download copies of the presentations

Update on COA’s current activities
Patrick Hicks
Secretary
Container Owners Association

Report from Korea Regional Branch
Oh-In, Kwon
Senior Vice President, STX Panocean
Director, COA Regional Branch

IPPC: Minimising Pest Movement by Container
Mr Jae-Seung Lee
Member of the Expert Working Group and of the Department of Plant Quarantine (Export Division), Korea

Shipping, Ports and Intermodal Developments in Korea
Ports and Shipping Developments in Korea
Dr Chinsoo Lim
Senior Research Fellow
KMI (Korea Maritime Institute)

Korail: Rail and intermodal developments in Korea
Suhui, Keum
Manager, KORAIL

BNCT: Introduction and Update on Operations and Investment
Peter Slootweg
Chief Commercial Officer
BNCT (Busan New Container Terminal)

Development of Incheon Newport
Jin-Seok, Hong
General Manager
Sun Kwang Co Ltd

Focus on Counterfeit Refrigerants and Contaminated Refrigeration Machinery
Introduction and Overview of Current Situation
Mark Bennett
Senior Vice-President
Triton Container

Results of the Test Programmes: What has been found?
Tony Maxwell
Technical Director
Pinnacle Group

Contaminated Refrigerant Update
Mike Dormer
Mike Dormer Carrier Transicold
(Presentation to come)

A Review of the Extraction and Testing Methods being utilised
Tony Maxwell
Technical Director Pinnacle Group

Refrigerant Extraction Systems and Experience so far around the World of Refrigerant Extractions
Keith Eade
Head of Engineering
Seaco Global
(Presentation to come)

DuPont Initiatives to investigate and halt counterfeit refrigerants
Tae Sung Kim
DuPont Korea

Refrigerant Chain of Custody
Mark Bennett
Senior Vice-President
Triton Container

Container Management and Depot Operations
Update on the COA Depot Division activities and future work program
Tony Maxwell
Technical Director
Pinnacle Group

Depot Trends and Challenges: A European Perspective
Marc Van Hoeydonck
General manager Depots
Inchcape Shipping Services

Update and status report on ISO Status ISO 9897 – CEDEX container coding system
Jorn Heerulff
Convener
ISO TC104/SC4/WG3

Latest advances in hand-held technology for container inspection and interchange operations
Franco Avella
Maritech Solutions

The Intelligent Container for Secure and Smart Transportation
Gwang-Hoon, Kwark
Principal Researcher – Intelligent Container R&D Center
Dong-A University

Optimization of Equipment Management for Stowage & Equipment optimization
Ji-Young, Choi
Team Manager
CyberLogitec

Event Sponsors
Lunch on Tuesday 12 June
The Lunch for all participants on Tuesday 12 June was generously sponsored by Taicang Sae Jin Container Components

Evening Reception and Gala Dinner on Tuesday 12 June
At the end of the Day 1, there was an Evening Cocktail Reception and Gala Dinner for all participants. The Reception and Dinner was generously sponsored by Seaco Global Ltd

Lunch on Wednesday 13 June
The Lunch on Wednesday 13 June was being sponsored by Suraloc

Golf Tournament
The COA/Valspar Golf Tournament took place on Monday 11 June. There were 36 competitors. The best score (76) was by Tony Maxwell.