2012

May 2012

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Diving for pearls

MARINE When a ship is involved in an accident at sea, many different agencies will gather. What do they all want? What are they all doing? Who’s in charge? A new book offers the wisdom of a highly experienced team to help the unfortunate seafarer chart a course through the confusion

Waldhof Tanker Sinking

Striving for safety

PROFILE Responding to a regional need for support and information, Asia-focused tank container trade group @tco is rapidly expanding its depot audit scheme and adding to its membership. 

Reg Lee

Breakeven or bust

FLEETS As bunker price hikes, bankruptcy and buy-outs beset the chemical tanker market, operators are finding it tough. Some have already given it up as a bad job

Chemical tanker Clipper Saga

Chemicals A to B

CONFERENCE REPORT Times are hard for chemical tanker operators, as the fourth annual Chemical & Product Tanker conference discussed, but the opportunities are there for the taking

Speakers at Chemical & Product Tanker conference

It’s all in the pipeline

FINANCIALS Eelco Hoekstra, CEO and chairman of the Executive Board of Vopak, speaks to HCB about his perspective on the Group’s 2011 financial figures, and his outlook for the future

Eelco Hoekstra, CEO of Vopak

Drill baby, drill

MANUFACTURING Producers of specialised tank containers are seeing notable demand for cryogenic tanks for offshore drilling applications. This is just one area where the tank container is finding new business

EXSIF tanks on a forklift

Shanghai showcase

PREVIEW With at least 24 exhibiting companies, the International Tank Container Organisation’s presence at this year’s Transport Logistic China trade show will be one of the group’s largest so far

China Shanghai Industry Park entrance

Take a break

Hands up all those who think it would be a nice idea if we could have a little rest, not have to apply any new regulations, at least for a couple of years. I mean, it’s not like we haven’t got plenty to do with keeping up with the last lot of changes.

Oil be back

PREVIEW The fifth biennial Oil&NonOil Show will be held in Modena, Italy, in May. It promises to give a great overview of the Italian road tanker market

Oil & Non Oil - Entrance to event in 2012
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