ICHCA and IVODGA to collaborate on dangerous goods transport safety

ICHCA International, representative of global cargo handling operators, and International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA), whose membership consists of the world’s ocean carriers, have agreed to work jointly to improve standards across numerous common safety issues affecting the transport of dangerous goods.

The pair, who signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), will produce clearly defined guidelines to best practice based on years of practical experience in handling dangerous goods.

While container ship fires and explosions in port storage facilities continue to be the result of poorly packed and misdeclared hazardous materials, the pair aim to add impetus to disseminating effective guidance on the correct safety procedures that need to be employed.