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January 2025
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Dear Subscriber...
Welcome to the January edition of ICHCA Insights.
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In this edition, as we enter 2025, ICHCA's Chair and I highlight the critical role of collaboration, innovation, and safety in building a sustainable and inclusive cargo handling industry. Success lies in aligning skilled professionals, efficient operations, and cutting-edge technology to drive meaningful progress.
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Save the Date: Join us in London on 26 February 2025 for the seventh annual TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony. With 27 innovative entries, this event will showcase groundbreaking ideas that are transforming safety in cargo handling. Admission is free—don’t miss it!
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Help Shape Gender Equality in Maritime. The 2024 IMO-WISTA Women in Maritime Survey deadline has been extended to 31 January 2025. Participate to help track progress on gender diversity and create a more inclusive future for the maritime sector.
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UNCTAD Q4 2024 Newsletter. Stay updated with global trade and transport insights—available now for members.
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Upcoming Events. ICHCA Technical Panel Meeting, Barcelona – 19 May 2025. Network and learn at our AGM, held alongside Mediterranean Port & Logistics 2025. Complimentary registration is available for attending members.
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Let’s work together to make 2025 a year of progress, safety, and innovation in our industry
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Let’s keep raising safety standards together!
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IN THIS ISSUE...
- New Year Message from ICHCA's Chair 2025
- New Year Message from ICHCA's CEO 2025
- TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony, 26 February 2025
- 2024 IMO - WISTA Women in Maritime Survey
- UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter No.104 - 4th Quarter 2024
- ICHCA Technical Panel Meeting, Barcelona 19 May 2025
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1. New Year Message from ICHCA's Chair 2025
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Together in Cargo Handling and Safety: Looking Ahead to 2025
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“Collaboration and communication with professional peers are more essential than ever. Sharing industry expertise allows us to learn, innovate, and drive meaningful improvement. ICHCA remains the organisation dedicated to maximising these opportunities in cargo handling and coordination safety.
The most successful operators understand that sustainable businesses are built on a foundation of health and safety, alongside efficiency, customer service, innovation, and technology. Success depends on deploying the right people with the right skills at the right time and place. These elements are interconnected, their synergy is key to growth and resilience."
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To read the full New Year Message from John Beckett, please click Read More !
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2. New Year Message from ICHCA's CEO 2025
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In 2024, ICHCA and its members achieved significant progress in cargo handling safety by hosting events like the TT Club Innovation in Safety Awards and the Safety Village, publishing innovative safety guides, and advancing key projects such as vessel inspection tools, emergency response syllabi, and our first IMDG Code online module. We actively contributed to IMO updates on confined spaces and dangerous goods and strengthened industry partnerships through advocacy campaigns like PEST Week. For 2025, ICHCA plans to release new golden safety rules guidance, launch new initiatives like Accident Data Sharing, and continue campaigns on workplace safety and battery fire risks, reaffirming our commitment to a safer, smarter cargo-handling industry.
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To read the full New Year Message from Richard Steele, please click Read More !
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3. TT Club Innovation in Safety Award Ceremony, 26 February 2025
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With 27 entrants and a programme that is rapidly coming together, come and join us in Central London on 26 February 2025.
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ICHCA and TT Club invite you to join us on Wednesday 26 February 2025 at the TOC Offices, 240 Blackfriars Road, London, for the presentation of the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award.
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For the seventh year, this event sees the celebration of creative health and safety professionals throughout the cargo industry. This year saw another long list of entrants, with a wide range of innovative approaches to improving safety and we can’t wait to celebrate them all.
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But which entrant demonstrates the greatest improvement in safety for cargo handling and transport and shows the greatest potential for widespread adoption? Join us free to find out!
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4. 2024 IMO-WISTA Women in Maritime Survey
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IMPORTANT NEWS! The deadline for the 2024 IMO-WISTA Women in Maritime Survey has been extended to January 31, 2025.
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IMO/WISTA are gathering data on gender diversity across the maritime sector, including workforce demographics, leadership roles, and workplace policies. This will be used to track progress made towards gender equality goals for the global maritime sector against data shared with us in 2021.
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All maritime companies and organizations should take this survey, regardless of size or specialization. IMO/WISTA needs EVERYONE to help create an accurate picture of our sector as it exists today - so that they can map the pathway to a more diverse future.
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To take part in this important survey, click "Read More"
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5. UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter No.104 - 4th Quarter 2024
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The UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter is a quarterly bulletin on current topics and projects in trade facilitation and international transport. We provide a copy to members for their convenience.
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To view the Newsletter click "Read More"
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6. ICHCA Technical Panel Meeting, Barcelona, 19 May 2025
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Our next in-person ICHCA Technical Panel and Annual General Meeting will take place in Barcelona on 19 May 2025.
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This meeting will give ICHCA members the opportunity to meet face to face, to network, share and learn together. Our meeting is in partnership with ICHCA member Transport Events. All ICHCA members attending our meeting will receive a complimentary delegate registration for the full three days of ‘Mediterranean Port & Logistics 2025’ with the chance to participate in a Port de Barcelona technical site visit, networking reception, international ports and logistics conference, exhibition and networking dinner.
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© ICHCA International 2024
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