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One-day ICHCA seminar on safety of container lashings in Rotterdam
A ONE-DAY seminar on container lashing and securing organised by International Cargo Handling and Coordination Association (ICHCA) will be held in Rotterdam on December 10.
The event, organised by the NGO association for the global cargo handling industry, will explore what the shipping industry as a whole can do to reduce the risks and inefficiencies associated with current container lashing and securing practices, both at sea and at the ship-to-shore interface.
Hosted by terminal operator ECT at its Delta Terminal in Rotterdam, attendees of the seminar and work groups will have the opportunity to visit a vessel for a live study tour of ECT's automated container terminal.
Despite the introduction of advanced vessel and cargo handling technology, the job of container lashing and securing remains a largely manual and hazardous operation, a statement from the organisers said.
Recent vessel casualties have drawn attention to the forces faced by large ships at sea, and the problem of containers damaged or lost overboard when lashings fail.
A 2009 Lashing@Sea report from the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) pinpoints failing twistlocks and deck fittings, along with poor stowage and inaccurate container weights, as major causes for concern.
"This seminar is thus an important chance to bring all interested parties together to foster better understanding of how the whole chain can work together to reduce the damage, loss, injuries and deaths associated with this issue," said ICHCA International chairman David Bendall
The event, organised by the NGO association for the global cargo handling industry, will explore what the shipping industry as a whole can do to reduce the risks and inefficiencies associated with current container lashing and securing practices, both at sea and at the ship-to-shore interface.
Hosted by terminal operator ECT at its Delta Terminal in Rotterdam, attendees of the seminar and work groups will have the opportunity to visit a vessel for a live study tour of ECT's automated container terminal.
Despite the introduction of advanced vessel and cargo handling technology, the job of container lashing and securing remains a largely manual and hazardous operation, a statement from the organisers said.
Recent vessel casualties have drawn attention to the forces faced by large ships at sea, and the problem of containers damaged or lost overboard when lashings fail.
A 2009 Lashing@Sea report from the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) pinpoints failing twistlocks and deck fittings, along with poor stowage and inaccurate container weights, as major causes for concern.
"This seminar is thus an important chance to bring all interested parties together to foster better understanding of how the whole chain can work together to reduce the damage, loss, injuries and deaths associated with this issue," said ICHCA International chairman David Bendall
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