June

Dunkirk spirit

LOGISTICS A €200m project to develop a state-of-the-art dangerous goods logistics zone is due to be finished by the end of the decade. Stuart Todd reports on an exciting time for the sector in northern France

Computer simulation of dangerous goods logistics zone in Dunkirk

Lifetime guarantee

MEETING REPORT @atco held its annual general meeting in Singapore last month, offering a platform to help chemical shippers and logistics providers learn more about tank containers and their effective use in the supply chain. Rahita Elias went along to find out more

Reg Lee and Graham Wood from @TCO

Playing catch-up

ROAD TANKERS Regular readers will know only too well the appalling safety record of Nigeria’s oil industry and its transport sector. Government agencies are now trying to do something about it

Road tanker accident

Sheets to the wind

SDS Tanker crews deserve to know what hazards the cargoes they are handling present during transport. This information is generally provided in the form of an SDS, something of a novelty for the shipping industry. A group of trade bodies has come together to provide some assistance

Tanker Bow Star in the Indian Ocean

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

Should have known

I can’t have been the only person whose first thought, on hearing about the deadly explosion at the West Fertilizer Company plant in Texas in April, was: “ammonium nitrate”.

Balls to emissions

EQUIPMENT Honeywell reports that US tank barge operators are increasingly turning to the company’s Tanksystem portable level gauges to help meet current expectations for environmental protection

Tank barge

Get tough on hidden cargo

CHINA Experts in China are calling for new legislation to mete out severe punishment for those who lie about containers carrying dangerous cargo, according to China Water Transport newspaper 

China Shanghai Industry Park entrance

Packing up

CONTAINERS Regulators and enforcement agencies continue to be concerned about the number of incidents involving badly packed dangerous goods in containers. A multi-agency work programme will soon deliver revised guidance with the aim of helping shippers pack boxes properly

Two men in safety suits in a container

June 2013

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