Chemical Management Resources (CMR)

Tighten up

ANALYSIS Tank utilisation may be down after last year’s impressive fleet growth, but demand is still growing in the Middle East and looks set to rise further

Rabigh terminal in Saudi Arabia

Time is tight

TANK DEMAND The Middle East has for many years been seen as offering the potential for chemical production growth; now that it is arriving in huge volumes, there will be plenty of work for tank container operators. But there could also be pitfalls, as Middle East petrochemical supply chain consultant Leslie McCune points out

Tank Containers at Terminal

Ready for lift off

MIDDLE EAST A recently unveiled market assessment examining equipment demand in the Middle East equates to good news for the tank container industry

Tank terminal under construction

Come to the party

MIDDLE EAST The problems hampering development of the market for tank containers in the Middle East are easing and there is plenty of opportunity for operators, says a new study carried out for ITCO

Suttons Tank Containers

Better than it looks

CONFERENCE REPORT Improving chemical industry performance is going to provide a fillip to the sector’s logistics providers, even if the future trading environment is looking very different to the established pattern

Coping with growth

CONFERENCE REPORT Home to the mysterious Tree of Life that has thrived alone in the desert for at least 400 years with no apparent source of water, Bahrain was the blistering hot setting for the Second GPCA Supply Chain Conference

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