A total of 145 delegates attended the 7th COA Members Meeting, which took place at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai, on Monday 7 June 2010
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 MiBen Hackett Kong Fanhua Cathy GaoThe Conference Presentations generated interesting Q & A SessionsThe Conference Presentations generated interesting Q & A SessionsSession 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 (2Reginald Lee President of the International Tank Container Organisation.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 ContIn addition to the Conference Sessions, there were a number of networking opportunities for delegates throughout the day
The Conference covered a number of key issues:
Tracking the container shipping recovery – is it sustainable?
Container Shipping Market: Now and in the Future
Container manufacturing: prospects for 2010 and beyond
Container tagging standards
New challenges for the container depot industry
Progress on environmentally friendly paint systems
IICL Flooring Initiatives (Alternative Floor Design and Floor Audit Programme)
COA Recommended Code of Practice for Flexitanks
Shipping lines and tank container operators: improving operational co-operation
Current and future activities of the COA and its Regional Branches
Environmental Strategy for the Container Industry The Conference concluded with a Panel Discussion on the development and implementation by the COA of an Environmental Strategy for the Container Industry.
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