ROAD New ideas for the design of transport units and containers continue to generate debate at the meetings of WP15. The last session of 2012 agreed some last-minute changes to the 2013 texts and started work on the amendments due to enter into force in 2015
SECURITY Recent changes to IMO’s STCW Convention have pushed security concerns back to the top of the agenda for shipowners and operators. Even though the level of pirate attacks has fallen recently, being prepared for the unexpected remains critical – and training is crucial in ensuring preparedness
Peter East Associates is running a series of half-day seminars to bring industry up to date with the revisions to the various regulatory provisions due to enter into force next year.
ONLINE Computer-based training has its critics but also has its uses, particularly in function-specific applications. CD Media Training has recently expanded its list of courses covering the transport of dangerous goods by air
TRAINING As a sponsor company to a new University Technical College, the economic downturn hasn’t prevented industrial valve manufacturer Fort Vale from expanding its apprenticeship scheme
RECRUITMENT Simon Storage’s apprenticeship programme is helping young engineers get a foot on the career ladder – while also bolstering its workforce of the future
IMDG A new e-learning course aims to help shoreside staff keep up with the latest amendment to the IMDG Code, without the need for intensive re-training
US road tanker operator and logistics provider Schneider National is set to open a new intermodally focused training academy for truck drivers. The academy is located in Chicago, Illinois, and is gearing up to begin activities in January.
