News

Tesoro gets SoCal nod - 20/05/2013

Tesoro Corp has received FTC approval for its acquisition of BP’s refining and marketing business in southern California.

Bad quarter for Lauritzen - 16/05/2013

J Lauritzen has reported EBITDA of $9.4m for the first quarter, in line with expectations.

ITCO counts the tanks - 16/05/2013

ITCO has released the results of its first fleet survey, which indicates there are 338,260 tank containers currently in operation worldwide, including 39,700 produced last year.

Hoyer sets up Saudi JV - 15/05/2013

Hoyer has established a joint venture with the Globe Marine Group of Saudi Arabia and the Sharaf Group of the UAE.

KM has big plans for Texas - 14/05/13

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is to build nine new storage tanks at its Galena Park terminal in Texas, adding 1.2m bbl (190,000 m3) of new capacity to handle long-term contracts.

RSA, Talke sign Dubai JV - 14/05/13

RSA Logistics and Talke Group have formed a joint venture, RSA-Talke, to operate a chemicals storage facility in Dubai Logistics City.

Brenntag in ND deal - 10/05/13

Brenntag France has appointed Norbert Dentressangle (ND) to provide it with a dedicated fleet and driver hire service via its Red Inside offering.

Brenntag still challenged - 09/05/13

Brenntag has announced a first quarter post-tax profit of €69.8m, down 12% from the €79.3m achieved this time last year.

Mauser buys in Canada - 09/05/13

Mauser has acquired Armco Industries, a Canadian distributor of industrial packaging and accessories.

Hyundai bags VLGC orders - 07/05/13

Hyundai Heavy Industries is said to have won orders for up to nine VLGCs, four of which are firm contracts.

Magellan makes progress - 07/05/13

Magellan Midstream Partners has reported first-quarter operating profit of $142.5m, up from $122.8m a year ago.

Go-ahead for Mariner South - 07/05/13

Sunoco Logistics and Lone Star NGL are to press ahead with their massive LPG import/export product in the US Gulf, after Shell Trading US signed up as an anchor client.

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HCB News

They're still talking about HCB

The ground-breaking Video-in-Print (VIP) ad that ran in the March issue of HCB generated terrific interest for our advertiser Brodie International as well as for HCB itself. There was a constant stream of visitors to our stand asking for the 'special' magazine.

Cast your votes for the TankBank T10 Awards!

Everyone likes a pat on the back for their hard work, and now's the time to nominate who you think deserves a TankBank award!

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  • Blame it on HSE

    British people are curious creatures. It is hard to square their cherished belief of being free-born and independent – “an Englishman’s home is his castle” sort of thing – with their delight in having rules to live by.

  • Control freak?

    Now here’s a tale. A 55-year-old Austrian man ended up in hospital last December after taking an angle grinder to a safe he had inherited from his late brother.

  • Where there’s a well

    There are many reasons for entering an enclosed space, but the principles of safe entry apply whatever the reason.

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Industry Videos & Presentations

HCB premieres Video-In-Print advertising

Hazardous Cargo Bulletin is now the first trade magazine in the world to publish a LCD screen showing a video advert - within the magazine - which has been launched at this year's StocExpo show.

We call it our VIP service - Video In Print. We're aiming to change the way you think about print advertising, change how you think about trade publications and change how you think about marketing your company. Go VIP.

For more info on the VIP service, contact Greg Emmenis.

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PHMSA 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook

PHMSA's 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook provides first responders with a go-to manual to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes. For more information, please visit http://phmsa.dot.gov.

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EPCA award winning video

EPCA made this film, together with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) on the occasion of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry. It shows the importance of chemistry in our daily lives. The film explains how chemistry provides the global population with access, in a sustainable way, to drinking water, food, clothing, health and health care, energy- and emission-friendly housing, transport, communication and education.

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Happy Drums

Video explaining why in developing countries it is not only economically important to take back and address Extended Producer Responsibility for take back of used chemical drums for safe reuse but also to keep them out of the public domain where can cause poisonings and environmental pollution.

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Hot Work: Hidden Hazards

Safety video detailing a 2010 hot work accident at DuPont Buffalo from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).

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Human factors at play during a large gasoline spillage

This HSE footage shows in stark form how humans react when called upon to manage a known serious risk i.e. a significant gasoline spillage.

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