Cefic Ship Vetting Workshop Brussels, 12 October 2011

1. Cefic logistics strategy and best practices for safe and sustainable logistics Jos Verlinden Cefic Ship Vetting Workshop Brussels, 12 October 2011

2. Purpose of Ship Vetting Workshop • Explain principles and good practices of ship vetting • Present existing ship inspection schemes • Explain practical aspects of analysing ship inspection reports • Sharing of company experiences

3. Who is Cefic? • European Chemical Industry Council: http://www.cefic.org/ • Cefic is the voice of the European chemical industry based in Brussels • Cefic represents 27,000 chemical companies that produce 29% of the world • chemical products and employ over 1.2 million people • Staff & network: • 150 staff • 4000 industry experts from companies & federations • Horizontal Programmes, Strategy Implementation Groups and Issue Teams • 150 Sector Groups • Members • 28 national federations in Europe • 50 major international companies • 450 business company members CEFIC was founded in 1972

4. Cefic Logistics: Vision, Mission & Objectives The chemical industry is managing its supply chains in such a way that it is at the forefront of logistics development, safety and sustainability, offering a competitive edge in the global environment. Identify and prioritise key logistics opportunities and challenges for the chemical industry, and it develops and steers a strategy and action programme to address these, taking into account legal, political and company boundaries. Vision Mission • Main Objectives • Advocate the chemical industries’ position • Develop and promote industry best practices on cost effective, safe, secure and sustainable logistics, supporting the chemical industries’ RC Programme • Develop and manage systems and tools for member companies to improve their safety standards and performance

5. Cefic Logistics Priority Areas and Issue Teams Promotion & Communication Policy & Regulations Services and Systems Best Practices Promotion Best Practices Cargo Securing Transport Regulations SQAS Safety of (un)loading Transperanto Maritime & Barge Transport Sustainable Transport ERICards Learning from accidents ICE Emergency Response Vehicle Weights Every 2 years the priority issues are reviewed by the Cefic Strategy Implementation Group (SIG) Logistics

6. Main Cefic achievements to date Best Practices Advocacy SQAS A world class assessment system for LSP’s: • 5 SQAS modules • 70 accredited assessors • 4,000 assessments • 20,000 consultations • Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) • Logistics performance reporting • Driver waiting times • Transport equipment • Security of transport • Transperanto • ICE Emergency Response • Cargo securing • Safe loading/unloading • Transport GHG • Dangerous goods regulations • European transport policy • Sustainable logistics • Rail Single Wagons • Vehicle weights (44T)

7. Responsible Care Voluntary initiative of the global Chemical Industry « Responsible Care is the world-wide chemical industry’s commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environment performance of its products and processes and to openess in communication about its activities and achievements. »

8. ECTA (European Chemical Transport Association): European RC Programme for chemical transport companies Responsible Care Partnerships FECC (European Association of Chemical Distributors): European RC Programme for chemical distributors Passing Responsible Care on along the chemical supply chain

9. Cefic Pan-European Public Opinion Survey (PES) 2010 Perception of Transportation of Chemicals • 11 countries / 1,000 people in each country • • 81% coverage of EU27 population • Public perception of chemical transport is better than general chemical industry image • Majority of people recognize the need for transport and agree that most transport companies show a responsible behaviour • There is low awareness of industry transport safety initiatives • Most important concerns: safety / accidents / hazardous products • Public perception is better in North Europe than in South Europe • Rail transport is the preferred transport mode

10. Perception of Transportation of Chemicals „Most companies that transport chemicals operate in a safe and responsible manner“ EU total agree strongly 15 8 don‘t know 48 agree somewhat 8 disagree strongly 21 disagree somewhat

11. Perception of Transportation of Chemicals „Most companies that transport chemicals operate in a safe and responsible manner“ Net + 76 + 65 + 60 + 55 + 52 + 35 + 32 + 27 + 20 + 13 + 12 - 1

12. Cefic Pan-European Public Opinion Survey (PES) 2010 Perception of Transportation of Chemicals • Low public awareness but relatively good reputation • Pro-active transport safety approach seems to be effective

13. Cefic Pan-European Public Opinion Survey (PES) 2010 Perception of Transportation of Chemicals Low public awareness but relatively good reputation Pro-active transport safety approach seems to be effective BUT No reason for complacency We need to stay vigilant One bad accident can destroy our good reputation

14. Rena stranded at Bay of Plenty - New Zealand 5 October 2011 “Ship carrying 2,000 containers is stuck fast on reef. Liberian-registered vessel stranded 12 miles from New Zealand.”

15. Casualty Figures (chemical ships)

16. Chemical & Lpg Ships

17. Casualty Figures (container ships)

18. Container Ship Casualties

19. ICE International Chemical Environment Emergency Response Prevention Inland Waterway Transport EBIS ICE Land Transport ER Scheme M-ICE Maritime ER Scheme Maritime Transport CDI Land Transport SQAS

20. SQAS / CDI A system to evaluate the quality, safety, security and the environmental performance of Logistic Service Providers and Distributors in a uniform manner by single standardised assessments carried out by independent inspectors • Common industry questionnaires • Training, accreditation and quality monitoring of assessors • Electronic database of assessment reports Drives continuous improvement of standards Cost effective: single evaluation instead of individual company assessments

21. SQAS/CDI Coverage