ITCO Depot Assessment & Audit Project

ITCO is presently running a project, by means of an ITCO Work Group, to establish a Global Depot Audit & Assessment programme.  The objective of the project ITCO Members will have access to a database of tank container cleaning and repair depots which have been audited by independent third-party surveyors to a set standard of work safety, environmental stewardship and social governance.

This database will replace the existing @TCO Depot Audit Scheme, previously operated by our sister organization @TCO which has now been fully absorbed into ITCO.

Those depot businesses which have been previously audited and accredited by @TCO should retain their existing certification, but if this has already expired after its 3-year validity then it is not possible to re-audit for renewal under the previous scheme.

As soon as the ITCO Depot Assessment and Audit is ready for operation, we will advise depots accordingly and invite them to apply for verification and for inclusion in the new Database.

Paul Gooch
President
January 2025