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RESULTS Although business is still tight, Eitzen Chemical’s first quarter results show a marked improvement on year-earlier levels. The fundamentals are encouraging and the company is looking more attractive as it seeks investment |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
