PPECB COLD CHAIN

SERVICES

PPECB - INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Since it’s inception in 1926, PPECB participated and assisted Exporters – to ensure that perishable products are handled, stored and transported at specified/optimum temperatures.

It is PPECB’s duty therefore to assist and create world-wide confidence in South African perishable products, through certification of good practices.

PPECB act 9 of 1983PPECB act 9 of 1983

operational compliance documentsoperational compliance documentsoperational compliance documentsoperational compliance documents

cold treatment management

steri program per country

equipment: certificationrrmt, vessels,

containers, etc

temperature: management

En-route management

tempcertificate

/letter

ppecb act 9 of 1983

bop & risk management

standards & requirements per product

per destination

checklist and compliance criteria per

specific mode of cooling

handling protocols &

procedures per specific product

range

PPECB – COLD CHAIN ROLESPPECB – COLD CHAIN ROLES

We must promote consistency and ensure that optimum procedures, handling and stowage techniques are applied in suitable transport equipment.

PPECB Services play a pivotal role, in order to ensure that all products are carried at optimum conditions.

Risk management, not only for exporters and producers, but also for Vessel’s crew, is part of our daily duties.

Cold Cold Chain involvement - SCOPE - Chain involvement - SCOPE - WhWhat we doat we do

Equipment CertificationInspection

Administration Cold Chain Management -Operations

Cold Sterilization Processes

Cold Stores Programme Protocols

Inspection of Cargo

Protocol Maintenance

Container Depots

Work -Instructions

Temperature certification

Certification of equipment

RRMT’s H. Procedures Supervision during shipments

Accreditation maintenance

Containers Export Notification

En-Route certification process

Documents & Certification

Conventional Vessels

Export Statistics Post voyage evaluation

Temperature Instructions

COLD CHAIN SERVICES – OPERATIONAL

ACTIVITY POINTS• All Ports + Maputo (East London?)• 531 Points • Inland + combination with inspection points

PPECB - yearly comparisons:

2005/6 vs. 2006/7 vs. 2007/8814,656 Conventional 619,798 Conventional 603,128(Pallets) vs. vs. 57,840 Containers 65,776 Containers 66,169(95% High Cube)

Function: Preventative action/Risk management - Loading at Cold Stores

Total loading supervisions (Jan 07 – Dec 07)

66169

Preventions 985

% 1.4%

Assumed preventative value saving (R200 000/C)

R197 million

Wrong settings

Problem load

Progressive factors, i.e. taint

Function: Preventative action/Risk management - Container Depots / Container Inspection

Total container inspected – Jan 07 – Dec 07

105113

Preventions 5256

% 5.0 %

Assumed preventative value saving

R15,7 million (R3000 futile trip p/c – exclude value cargo)

Taint

Oxidation

Faulty panels

Function: Preventative action/Risk management - Container Terminal checks/audit

Total containers audited – Jan 07-Dec 07

66169

Preventions 2089

% 3.1%

Assumed preventative value saving R417 million

Wrong settings

Faulty alarms

No power/GP stack

Function: Preventative action/Risk management - Reefer Vessel survey

Total VESSEL surveys – Jan 07

– Dec 07

288

Preventions 7

% 2.2 %

Glass

Taint

Faulty recording equipment

Function: Preventative actions/Risk management -Temperature Management

Booking

Exporter

Export Notification (Q67 data)

Shipping Line

Booking

PPECB (Admin) Loading Point

Call for loading

Create Work Instruction

CTO Verifies informationSupervises loading, and

keep record (finding sheet)

Terminal

Supervises loading onto vessel, and keep record

(finding sheet)

Reefer ManifestVerify information + Carrying recipes.

TEMPERATURE LETTER

PPECB Temperature Management Functions

EN-ROUTE MANAGEMENTManagement of corrections

to shipping line and exporter.

Total MANIFEST checked prior CTI – Jan 07 – Dec 07 2352 representing 66169 containers

Preventions

(Wrong reefer codes and wrong ventilation inst.)

61 representing 1409 containers

% 2.6 % ( en-route 780XC managed (1.18%

Assumed preventative value saving R281 million

CHANGING PATTERNS IN OUR MARKETS

Containers vs. Conventional ReefersContainer exports are growing = 73% / 27% split Dec 96% Cit 60%Move back to Reefer & Ambient trainsSpecialized shipments = 16 Countries. (JAP/USA)Lack of newly build conventional reefer vessels (14%

scrapping ratio)

Bigger container vessels – specific requirementsPort development – in order to handle bigger volumes -Maputo to become a special shipment shipping port

Regulated > deregulated environment > now into a food safety era

Thank You

Thank goodness we can depend on PPECB

for support

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