ITCO Newsletter: August 2014

ITCO Newsletter: August 2014
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Technical Secretary Report
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Update on next ITCO General Meeting: Frankfurt, 20 & 21 October 2014
Technical Site Visit (Monday 20 October 2014)
General Meeting Agenda (Tuesday 21 October 2014)
ITCO Board Meeting (19 & 20 October 2014)
ITCO Tank Container Village at Transport Logistic 2015, Munich
4th China Tank Container Logistics Forum
logitrans 2014, Istanbul
1. Next ITCO General Meeting: Frankfurt (20 & 21 October)
Over 70 delegates have already registered for the next ITCO General Meeting, taking place at the
Steigenberger Hof Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 October 2014.
As there are a limited number of hotel rooms available, we strongly recommend that Members
planning to attend should register– and book their hotel accommodation - as soon as possible. Room
reservation details can be found at the end of this Newsletter
Instead of a Technical Conference Session on Monday 20 October, delegates will this year have the
opportunity to participate in a Technical Site Visit (see details below). On the following day (Tuesday
21 October), there will be a full-day conference, comprising plenary sessions in the morning and
cross-divisional Work Group sessions in the afternoon (further details in Item 3, below).
On the evening of Monday 20 October, there will be a networking “Welcome to Frankfurt”
Networking Reception. The General Meeting will conclude with a Cocktail Reception, followed by
Gala Dinner on Tuesday 21 October.
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Delegate Registration: To register for the General Meeting, please click on:
https://www.etouches.com/itco-general-meeting
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Meeting Venue: The Venue for the General Meeting is the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof
Hotel, Am Kaiserplatz 60311 Frankfurt am Main Germany. For further information, go to:
www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
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Hotel Room Reservation Delegates wishing to stay at the Steigenberger Hof Hotel can
benefit from special room rates. Reservation details at the end of this Newsletter.
2. Technical Site Visit to Industriepark Höchst (Monday 20 October 2014)
On the afternoon of Monday 21 October, General Meeting delegates will have the opportunity to
participate in a Technical Site Visit to Industriepark Höchst, 20 minutes from the centre of Frankfurt..
Industriepark Höchst is home to around 90 companies in industries such as: pharmaceuticals,
biotechnology, basic and specialty chemicals, crop protection, food additives and services. Some
22,000 people work at Industriepark Höchst. The site covers 460 hectares (1,137 acres). In 2013, the
companies at the Park invested about EUR 400 million in the site. Total investment since 2000
amounts to some EUR 5.9 billion.
Industriepark Höchst is operated by Infraserv Höchst. Infraserv Höchst provides utilities, waste
management, logistics and site services. http://www.industriepark-hoechst.com/en/
Coaches will leave the Steigenberger Hof Hotel at 13:30 for the tour of the facility, which will also
include a visit to the New Logistics Centre (operated by Infraserv Logistics) and the Contargo
Trimodal Port. The visit will last 4 hours in total, with coaches returning to the Hotel at 17:30.
Further information about the Visit, including practical arrangements and registration details, will be
distributed to delegates next month.
3. General Meeting Agenda (Tuesday 21 October 2014)
The Agenda for the General Meeting on Tuesday 21 October will be as follows:
Morning Sessions (Plenary)
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Keynote presentations
ITCO Activities and Future Programme: Report and Discussion
Afternoon Sessions (Work Groups): 4 or 5 Break-out sessions on Tuesday afternoon, including (but
not restricted to):
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Technical Matters (including the sloshing project) and regulatory developments
Asset Management and/or IT
Corporate Communications, Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Governance
Quality management including CDI,SQAS, ISO9001, Safe operating and depot practice
Evening: Cocktail Reception and Dinner
4. ITCO Board Meeting (19 & 20 October)
The next meeting of ITCO’s Board of Directors will take place on 19 & 20 October. During the
Meeting, the Board will discuss ITCO strategy for the coming year and also vote for the ITCO
President and Vice-President for the 2015/2016 2-year period (nominations for candidates will be
invited next month).
Members who would like any specific matters to be on the Agenda should contact their Divisional
Director (details of all Divisional Directors can be found on the ITCO website, www.itco.org)
5. Tank Container Village at Transport Logistic, Munich: 5-8 May 2015
Transport Logistic 2015 takes place in Munich, from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 May 2015. As usual, ITCO
will be organising its Tank Container Village, featuring exhibition stands, a refreshment bar and
meeting area.
Initial planning for the Event is already underway – ITCO is discussing arrangements with the
organisers of Exhibition. An announcement, giving full details and stand booking form, will be
made to ITCO Members on Tuesday 9 September. However, an early-bird booking opportunity for
previous Tank Container Village exhibitors will be sent out on Tuesday 2 September.
• As indicated in the last newsletter, a Photo Gallery of the Tank Container Village at Transport
Logistic China is available on the ITCO website. Go to: http://www.itco.org/itco_photo-gallery.htm
6. 4th China Tank Container Logistics Forum
CBI BIZ is organising the 4th China Tank Container Logistics & Packaged Liquid Chemical
Transportation Forum 2014 on September 18th-19th in Shanghai. This year, it is expected to attract
around 150 players in Dangerous chemicals logistics industry, including cargo owners, tank
manufacturers, leasing companies, operators, logistics service providers, etc. Further information
can be found on: http://tankcontainer.cbibiz.com/51263/index.html.
Although the official language of this event is Mandarin (and the majority of delegates are Chinese),
the organisers will be providing English-speaking delegates with simultaneous interpretation and
conference materials in English.
ITCO Members have been offered special delegate rates, as follows:
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English-speaking delegates: USD1095 (Standard rate USD1295)
Mandarin-speaking delegates: RMB 3300 (Standard rate RMB 3800) for all your members.
If you are interested in this event and require further information, please contact Antony Shi on
[email protected] or +86-21-51550701 (direct), +86-13916663520 (mobile).
7. logitrans 2014, Istanbul
logitrans – International Transport Logistics Exhibition – in Istanbul will be held from 19-21
November 2014 at the Istanbul Expo Center, next to Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul,
Turkey. The 2013 event attracted 206 exhibitors and almost 12,000 participants, with more than
50% of exhibitors coming from abroad.
Although ITCO will not be organising a Tank Container Village at the event, ITCO Members who are
Interested in further information should visit www.logitrans.com.tr/english or contact Ms. Daniela
Thumfart, Messe München (T: +49 89 949-20274 or E: [email protected]
Patrick Hicks
ITCO Secretariat
[email protected]
ITCO General Meeting, Frankfurt (20 & 21 October 2014)
Hotel Room Reservations at the Steigenberger Hof
Special Rates available: please book your room as soon as possible
The next ITCO General Meeting takes place on 20 & 21 October at the Steigenberger Hof Hotel.
Delegates wishing to stay at the Hotel can benefit from special room rates.
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Superior Single rooms: 199.00 € per room / night, which includes the hotel’s “lavish” buffet
breakfast and free wi-fi.
Grand Deluxe category rooms: These are available for a supplement of €75.00 per day. The
hotel’s recently renovated Grand Deluxe rooms are larger and include welcome fruit, free
water upon arrival and complimentary use of the Nespresso machine.
To make a reservation, telephone: +49 69 215 920, fax: +49 69 218 902 or email:
[email protected]
When making the booking, please quote "ITCO" as reference. To guarantee your room, please
make your reservation before 8 September 2014
ITCO Technical Secretary
Monthly Report: August 2014
This month:
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IMO CCC Meeting, London (September 2014)
Joint RID/ADR/ADN Meeting, Switzerland (September 2014)
1. IMO CCC Meeting, London (September 2014)
IMO Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC, formerly DSC) meeting is scheduled for September
2014 in London. ITCO will attend the meeting. The provisional agenda includes papers submitted
that refer to tank containers concern the following items:
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ISO6346 requirement for remarking tanks with reduced stacking/racking. No change of the
requirement is proposed but suggests that the committee note that some parties requested
clarification of the definition of new container date.
CSC ACEP- Papers concerning the data base for ACEP programmes and potential deficiencies.
Circ. 12 IMO tank marking of T Instruction by the next test date. Papers concerning the work
of the correspondence group and proposed amendment toCirc.12 and IMDG 4.2 concerning
the continued use of IMO portable tanks are the clarification of thee requirement for
marking the T instruction.
Polymerising substance marking and stowage – following the MV Flamini accident report
where findings concluded that polymerisation might have initiated a fire, IMO will consider if
changes are required to the stowage position.
Results of incidents (inspections of containers at port terminal). A number of countries took
part in an initiative to inspect 6500 DG containers and found 13.27% deficiencies concerning
categories including documentation, placarding, markings, CSC plate and structural
condition. Tanks are not readily identifiable in the totals provided except in a category tanks
inappropriate or damaged where 27 deficiencies were reported.
2. Joint RID/ADR/ADN Meeting, Switzerland (September 2014)
RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting is scheduled for September in Switzerland. The provisional agenda
includes papers concerning tanks
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EN 13648-1:2008, Cryogenic vessels – Safety devices – proposal to include the standard in
ADR/RID 6.8
UN 1381, UN 2447 Phosphorous TU21/TU16 alignment with SMGS Rail. Papers proposes
changes to the water/inert gas blanket. This resubmitted paper is from the previous session
following the lack of support from the tank WG.
For further information on any of the points raised in this Report, Members should contact the
Technical Secretary or the North American Technical/Regulatory Consultant:
ITCO Technical Secretary:
Colin Rubery: [email protected]
N. American Technical/Regulatory Consultant:
Jim Silver: [email protected]

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