ICHCA International, the global cargo handling NGO, will welcome the International Maritime Organization’s Joseph Westwood-Booth to give a keynote address at its 65th anniversary event. Hosted by the Port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, the Conference will look towards the future of cargo handling through 5 key sessions on how to make the global cargo chain safe, smart, sustainable, secure, and skilled.
Mr Westwood-Booth, Senior Deputy Director of the Sub-Division for Marine Technology and Cargoes in the Maritime Safety Division at the International Maritime Organization will speak on Connecting Ships, Ports and People – Next Generation Blue Economy on day 1 of the ICHCA International Conference 2017. He will also join ICHCA’s Container Supply Chain Safety Panel, present the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award in the evening of day 1.
ICHCA’s flagship event will bring together the big names in cargo handling to discuss the best ways to improve as an industry. Other key figures include Lars Kjaer, Senior Vice President, World Shipping Council (WSC); Douglas Owen, Secretary General, Bureau International des Containers (BIC); Ken Rohlmann, Senior Director Cargo Service / Dangerous Goods, Hapag-Lloyd AG and Deputy Chairman, Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS); Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club; Chris Welsh, General Secretary, Global Shippers Forum (GSF); and Kevin Furniss, Vice President, Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Sustainability, APM Terminals.
“We are delighted to welcome Mr Westwood-Booth to give this important presentation for the global cargo handling community,” said ICHCA’s Technical Advisor, Capt. Richard Brough O.B.E. “At this time of great change for world trade, shipping, port and land transport operations, with exponential developments in digital and automation technologies, and growth of new cargo markets and flows, ICHCA’s 65th Anniversary Event provides a platform for all the stakeholders to come together and explore innovative approaches to common challenges.”
ICHCA’s Technical Advisor, Capt. Richard Brough O.B.E. is also speaking in a session on reducing accidents to boost performance, safeguard assets & save money at the upcoming TOC Europe Conference.
