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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
WCTS PREVIEW
how to accelerate the creation of effective
global standards.
Safety agenda
As in previous years, safety will be a core
issue. Leading heavylift and transport
expert Marco van Daal will look at the
causes of common transportation accidents,
and how to prevent them.*
Shell International’s principal technical
expert for lifting, Leon Schöpping, will talk
about the standards, systems and levels of
performance that major clients such as his
company expect from their suppliers.
Another session that has attracted a lot
of attention already is on the root causes
of mobile crane accidents, which will be
presented by Søren Jansen, ESTA director
and Klaus Meissner, director of product
integrity at Terex Cranes and convenor of
CEN TC147 Working Group 11.
As in previous years, delegates will hear
from three of China’s leading manufacturers
on the continuing development of the
crane industry in the world’s fastest
growing market, and the implications
for markets elsewhere.
Emma O’Dwyer, vice president at
industrial moving, installation and rigging
company Matcom Group in Canada, will
ask why the industry does not recruit more
women and, as the industry becomes more
technologically complex, whether it can
afford to continue virtually ignoring the
skills and potential of half the population.
A selection of subjects and speakers
programmed for WCTS 2013 is listed in the
box to the right, grouped by theme. It is not
a complete list and may change.
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For the latest information and full
programme see:
* On 31 October in Amsterdam, the day after
the World Crane and Transport Summit,
Marco van Daal is holding a special,
interactive heavy transport and lift expert
seminar, aimed at anyone looking to improve
their skills and knowledge – and interested
in making the industry as safe as possible.
Places are limited, so anyone interested
should e-mail Marco van Daal, on marco@
the-works-int.com or visit his company
website, The Works international, at: www.
the-works-int.com for full information plus
booking details.
KEY ISSUES AND MARKET PROSPECTS
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PROSPECTS FOR THE GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION ECONOMY. FOLLOW THE MONEY
Dominic Swords, economist
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CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE GLOBAL CRANE AND HEAVY TRANSPORT INDUSTRY –
A US PERSPECTIVE
Ron Montgomery, SC&RA president and International Rigging & Heavy Haul president, and
Joel Dandrea, SC&RA executive vice president
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KEY ISSUES FACING THE GLOBAL CRANE INDUSTRY – A MAJOR
MANUFACTURER’S VIEW
Tim Ford, Terex Cranes president
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GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION MARKETS – TRENDS AND PROSPECTS
Chris Sleight, International Construction editor
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CURRENT MARKETS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE EQUIPMENT SECTOR IN INDIA
Samir Bansal, Off-Highway Research, India, general manager
DEVELOPING GLOBAL STANDARDS
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HARMONISING STANDARDS AND CREATING A SINGLE MARKET – THE EUROPEAN
EXPERIENCE
David Collett, ESTA president and Collett Transport managing director
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THE EN 13000 DEBATE. WHERE TO NOW AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL
INDUSTRY – PLUS AN UPDATE ON THE CRANESAFE PROGRAMME AND AUSTRALIA’S
NEW CRANE CODE OF PRACTICE
John Gillespie, Crane Industry Council of Australia president and, Gillespies Cranes Services
managing director
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LASHING CHAINS – STATE OF THE ART, TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND
PRACTICAL HINTS
Alexander Hoffmann, RUD Group product manager
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THE VIEW FROM CHINA
Wu Li Kun, Sany vice president and Zhejiang Sany Equipment Company, Crane Division
general manager
Xiong Yanming, Zoomlion Group vice president
Zhu Changjian, XCMG senior engineer
PROJECT REPORTS
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PRECISION GROUP’S AWARD-WINNING HAULING JOB OF THE YEAR
Ed Bernard, vice president, Precision Group and operations manager, PDS
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BURKHALTER’S AWARD WINNING WORK ON THE GALVESTON CAUSEWAY RAILROAD
BRIDGE, GALVESTON, TEXAS, USA
Delynn Burkhalter, Burkhalter president and CEO
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Plus presentations from
ALE
and
MAMMOET
SAFETY
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DRIVING SAFETY TO NEW LEVELS – A CLIENT’S VIEW
Speaker: Leon Schöpping, senior construction engineer and PTE lifting & hoisting, Shell
International Exploration & Production, the Netherlands
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TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS; COMMON CAUSES AND PREVENTION
Marco van Daal, owner, The Works International, Aruba
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ROOT CAUSES OF MOBILE CRANE ACCIDENTS AND HOW TO REDUCE THEM
Klaus Meissner, European Federation of Materials Handling (FEM) and Søren Jansen, ESTA
director
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CRANE ACCIDENTS – A REPAIR COMPANY’S VIEW
Andreas Koehler, owner, Koehler Kran Service
TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT
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WHY THE CRANE AND HEAVY LIFTING SECTOR NEEDS
TO RECRUIT MORE WOMEN – THE GREATEST LOST POTENTIAL
IN THE INDUSTRY TODAY
Emma O’Dwyer, vice president, market development, The Matcom Group
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THE US CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION DEBATE. TYPE, CAPACITY AND
CERTIFICATION
Robert Weiss, Cranes Inc vice president
PROGRAMME DETAILS
