expansion

Global growth

INVESTMENT Odfjell has an ambitious growth strategy for its tank terminal business, developing a new facility in Charleston while expanding in Houston and working on several possible new projects in China that could add another 2m m3 of tank storage capacity to its portfolio 

Aerial view of OTC

Living in interesting times

EXPANSION While the world economy could arguably be in better shape, Azelis is one chemical distributor anything but downbeat about the potential opportunities that lie ahead

Azelis staff

Annus horribilis

RESULTS A continuing weak chemical tanker market and losses derived from the closure of OTR led Odfjell to a net loss of $111m last year

View of port from tanker

Wider and brighter

WAREHOUSING Norbert Dentressangle intends to significantly boost capacity at its Top Tier COMAH warehouse in Manchester, UK. The company has also expanded its presence in Belgium and made a number of key changes to its senior management line-up

Forklift loading up goods onto ND truck

Home and away

EXPANSION It has been a busy time for DKSH's chemical distribution arm of late, expanding its reach in Europe while signing a brace of new deals with western firms seeking to deepen their penetration of Asia's increasingly sophisticated markets

DKSH - Workers packing boxes in factory

Snyder expands in Lincoln

US-based intermediate bulk container (IBC) and tanks manufacturer Snyder Industries is enlarging one of its Lincoln, Nebraska plants, located at 6401 North 63rd and Fletcher, to meet increasing demand for larger tanks and double-wall containment vessels.

Francis Ward gains space

Francis Ward has completed the re-acquisition of 1,700 m2 of yard space next to its site in Bradford, UK.

OL&T sticks with Charlotte

Odyssey Logistics & Technology (OL&T) is expanding its Charlotte, North Carolina operations and has moved to new offices with a total area of 2,300 m² within the city's centrally located LakePointe Business Park.

Decal completes Taboguilla expansion

Italian storage terminal operator Decal has completed the expansion of its Taboguilla Island Terminal, at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal.

GCS to expand in ISO tanks

Russia’s Global Container Service Group (GCS) says it intends to expand further into the transport of bulk cargoes using tank containers.

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