May

Korea path

ASIA Growing demand for chemical transport services in Asia is opening up new markets for tank containers. David Hayes spoke to Daelim Corp about how this is encouraging the Korean firm to look to the international market for further opportunities

Daelim tanks stacked up

Top of the world

CONSTRUCTION There’s a lot more to the average storage tank than meets the eye. Declan McLaughlin, CEO of CST Industries, explains how his company views the business and what industry can expect from the company in the future

Declan McLaughlin from CST Covers

Hungry for oil

ANALYSIS The sudden emergence of massive new product streams from shale oil developments, together with seismic shifts in the structure of the oil industry, are placing new strains on the terminal network in North America. But the sector seems to have the capability to deal with it

Shale production

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

Specialist in energy

PORTS As Europe’s largest gasoline port and second-largest coal port, Amsterdam is a leading player in the fossil energy market. The port is offering its energy knowledge to the expanding biofuels sector

Port of Amsterdam - Aerial view

Buyer’s market

MANUFACTURING With tank container manufacturers willing to make deals, now may be the time for fleet owners to buy, buy buy. Market indicators suggest that an upturn in tank utilisation may be just around the corner

Tank containers on railway line

Game changer

TANK DESIGN A new tank container design has created ground-breaking penetration for tank containers into the US domestic transport market

Schneider National road tanker

Back and forth

MARKETS The refining industry is in the doldrums in Europe and about to make a comeback in North America. Meanwhile, the European storage sector is stable in the eye of the storm

Odfjell tanker Bow Saga

Send in the tanks

EXPANSION The annual HCB roundup of global terminal expansion and construction projects sees refinery closures continuing to cause a structural shift in terminal demand, while nervousness over the future rate of economic recovery is keeping a lid on optimism

Terminal by the sea

Longhorns, Lincolns and liquid bulk

PREVIEW Liquid bulk terminal operators descend on Houston again next month for the annual ILTA conference and trade show, and some Texan hospitality 

Storage tank lifted off the ground
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