Transportation issues in the spotlight at Rotterdam conferences

The Recycling Today Media Group has announced that among the topics to be addressed at its upcoming European conferences will be coverage of freight and shipping issues. Recycling Today is hosting the co-located and concurrent 2016 Paper Recycling Conference Europe and 2016 Plastics Recycling Conference Europe 2-3 November in Rotterdam.

With the global port of Rotterdam serving as its setting, presentations at the events will address critical transportation topics including the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) container weight requirement, Basel Convention Annex VII issues and and the state of the European rail freight system.

Presenters in Rotterdam include:

• David Mitchell of international freight shipper Maersk;
• Matthijs van Doorn of the Port of Rotterdam;
• Markus Vaerst of the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA);
• Attorney Ron Laan of the law firm van Diepen van der Kroef Advocaten, who will speak on Basel Convention Annex VII issues of importance to recyclers; and
• Jody Cleworth of Marine Transport International, who will address the new-for-2016 SOLAS container weight requirements.

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More information on both events, including how to register, can be found here.