Container Owners Association (COA)

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CONTAINERS Anecdotal evidence suggests that plenty of dangerous goods incidents happen at sea but go unreported. A group of liner operators is trying to get to the bottom of the issue by collecting real data, which is already generating some interesting conclusions

Maersk tanker Juan

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INFORMATION The continuing high number of incidents involving containers that are poorly stowed, have inaccurate weight declarations or are carrying misdeclared dangerous goods is driving an initiative by major container shipping lines

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Toasting the turnaround

EQUIPMENT Last month, global tank component provider Girard Equipment helped the tank container industry celebrate what appears to be a market upswing in 2010 when the company sponsored a gala reception in Shanghai

Visions of China

CHINA ITCO went large at this year’s Transport Logistic China event, promoting the use of tank containers to the country’s chemical shippers through presentations and the attendance of many of the world’s leading tank container operators

A role to play

At its general meeting last month in Nice, France, the International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO), the premier international trade group representing the tank container industry, demonstrated that its commitment to educating the supply chain about the safe handling of tank containers

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