March

From the Porch Swing

Call me Smee. 

Theoretically, I’m a SME, a Subject Matter Expert, capitalized and underlined. While not sure of the proper pronunciation of the acronym, it could be Smeh, or Sih-mee

March 2013

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Move it with Mouvex

PUMPS Waste oil streams are, by their nature, heterogeneous. Finding the best pump to handle a range of situations is therefore crucial in achieving safety and efficiency in handling them. Philippe Voilly* explains how Mouvex pumps offer an ideal solution

Tankers for waste oil

At the crossroads

ANALYSIS Since the time of the Phoenicians, the Mediterranean has been a hotbed of maritime activity. And where there is shipping, there is a need for shoreside support services. No wonder then that the region is alive with bulk liquids terminal action

Storage Terminal at Night

The road less travelled

ROAD At its last session, WP15 had second thoughts about a number of provisions adopted only two months before by the joint meeting. There is a risk that some of these decisions will result in further disharmony between ADR and other transport regulations, if only temporarily

Potters Group forklift truck transporting goods

Quite contrary

MULTIMODAL While the autumn joint meeting of European regulatory experts included discussion of issues related to harmonisation with the UN model regulations, there were a number of areas where the experts decided quite specifically to deviate from the internationally agreed position

Eurotainer tank in depot

From the ground up

CONSTRUCTION VTTI has already brought one major project to fruition this year and has a number of others at various stages of development

Petrofarm

Babbling book

Discipuli picturam spectate! I am sure Major Buttle had intoned those words many times before – presumably four times a year to each new class of 11-year-olds, over a teaching career of 25 years or so.

Back in black

CONSTRUCTION Storage terminal operators mostly did pretty well throughout the recent economic downturn, and so did their contractors. Looking ahead, though, tank engineers are going to have to be proactive if they are to continue to reap the rewards of a burgeoning business

Ivens constructing storage tanks

Taking Stoc

PREVIEW StocExpo returns to Rotterdam for its seventh year, hoping against a repeat of the snowstorm that affected its first event. Since then the exhibitor list has grown and grown, with plenty to see for anyone involved in the storage terminal sector

StocExpo stands
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