A total of 110 delegates participated at the 15th COA General Meeting, Rotterdam, on Monday 10 November 2014.
Conference Sessions covered:
Introduction and update on COA developments
Paul Merritt – Chairman, Container Owners Association
World Economy – walking on the tightrope
Ben Hackett – Director, Hackett Associates
Container manufacturing: market update
Johnny Yeung – General Manager Marketing, Singamas
Alternative Floor Materials
Nigel Stribley – Director, Blue Sky Intermodal
Floors: IICL Flooring Initiatives
Gary Danback – Technical Director, IICL – Institute for International Container Lessors
Bamboo Floors
Jerman Lau – Director, Nantong New Atlantic Forest Industry Ltd
Steel floors for containers
Frank Nachbar – Director, Container Engineering, Hapag Lloyd
COA IT Division
Mark North – Director, Centtra
Update on Chinese Regulations for Solvent Emissions
Martin Vlak – Global Business Director, Industrial Coatings, Regional Director Europe, DSM Coating Resins
Update on counterfeit/contaminated refrigerants situation
Mark Bennett – Senior Vice-President, Triton Container
Blowing Agent alternatives for refrigerated containers
•Mark Bennett – Senior Vice-President, Triton Container
•Patrick Clifford – Global Business Manager, Panel, Fluorine Products, Honeywell International Inc