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09:50 ITCO Technical Secretary’s Report• 2012 developments• Current/future regulatory changesColin RuberyTechnical Secretary, ITCO10:20 Report on ITCO’ participation at the DGAC meeting, Nashville, USAChris SandlerEurotainer USA10:30 Refreshment breakSession 2: Keynote Presentations11:00 World Economic Forecast and impact on transport/shippingDr. Jürgen SorgenfreiDirector Consulting ServicesGlobal Trade & Transportation PracticeIHS Global GmbH11:30 A New Concept in Tracking Tank Containers, to improve efficiency at the Terminal GateRoger BoungouChemionHans Maier-DechStar Trac12:00 Questions and Discussion12:20 Lunch
Session 3: ITCO: Industry Issues14:00 Break-out SessionsIn the afternoon, the Meeting will divide into a number of Break-out Sessions, covering a range oftopics relevant to the tank container industry. Delegates will choose the Break-out Group that theywish to attend (irrespective of the five ITCO divisions). The groups will be limited to about 12 to 15people, with registrations for each Group on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Each Group will bemoderated by an ITCO Director. Groups will brainstorm a number of pre-determined issues andconclude with an action plan that will be presented to the plenary session.Group ADepots - what can owners (both operators and lessors) do to permit greater efficiency ofoperations?” (eg technology, standardisation, etc)Group B:Tank Container Inspection – a major cost to the industry. What can be done to be more efficient?Group C:Promoting the Tank Container industry: how can we improve the marketing to promote a moreefficient industry and encourage investment by making global fleet growth reports available ?Group D:Customer requirements for more efficiency: Tracking/tracing assets more efficiently – follow-up tomorning’s sessionGroup E:Regulation efficiency: Is the industry over-regulated? Is it time to consolidate industries qualityschemes into a regulatory requirement. Is there too much quality control?Group F:Competition from other modes eg drums, IBCs and flexitanks; How can the tank industry promoteits benefits and capture greater growth?Group G:Vision for future 25 years: How will the tank industry change and how should we prepare?Group HRisk management – tank industry approach to managing by QA systems and incident reportingGroup JSOLAS container weight verification – issues resulting from the proposed requirement to certifymass on packing certificate by weighing each container15:30 Refreshment Break16:00 Plenary SessionEach Group will report back to a plenary session of the Conference. There will then be anopportunity for open discussion on the ideas that have been covered.17:00 Close of Conference by the President
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