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BUYOUT UK operator Lewis Tankers has changed hands in a management deal. The new owners are planning to pursue a strategy of expansion in its existing markets |
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CONSTRUCTION - The newest terminal in the Mediterranean opened in July last year in Albania. Operator PIA is already looking at adding to capacity to meet local demand. |
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US - Shipping and logistics company Crowley Maritime Corporation has been breaking new records and building new barges. |
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FINANCIALS - The worldwide economic downturn has wreaked havoc with the bottom lines of companies of all sizes across pretty much all sectors around the globe. However, while Greif, the world’s largest industrial packager, has certainly not escaped unscathed, the company remains “cautiously optimistic” for the year. |
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CLASSIFICATION - As if REACH were not enough, suppliers of chemicals in the EU now have less than a year to get to grips with the CLP Regulation, which may result in changes to the classification, labelling and packaging of a range of products. |
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MANUFACTURING - A new player has emerged on the North American market for metal IBCs in the guise of Titan IBC, a company that brings with it a fresh approach to unit supply. |
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A look back at what was hot news in the January 1980 issue of HCB The joint meeting of the RID/ADR experts had taken place in October 1979. On the agenda were a number of items that might sound familiar to industry today, not least the alignment of the classification criteria for Class 3 ‘inflammable liquids’ (as they were then termed) with those in the UN Recommendations, a major amendment to the provisions for Division 6.1 toxics and performance tests for packagings other than metal drums. |
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US Proposals from PHMSA and FAA to amend the US provisions for the carriage of lithium batteries look likely to impose much more stringent requirements. Shippers do not have long to respond |
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CLASSIFICATION As if REACH were not enough, suppliers of chemicals in the EU now have less than a year to get to grips with the CLP Regulation, which may result in changes to the classification, labelling and packaging of a range of products |
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CONFERENCE REPORT San Antonio’s new Grand Hyatt offered a home-from-home for DGAC delegates at last year’s annual conference. With all the recent shenanigans at DOT, there was plenty of opportunity to have a collective grumble and bandy around some arguments |
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LQ A year ago the Bulletin published an article outlining the promise of an end to the confusing lack of modal harmonisation in the transport of dangerous goods in limited quantities. That promise is close to being fulfilled, as Martin Castle reports |
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AFRICA It is not just in Europe and North America where shippers are trying to get dangerous goods off the road and onto rail. However, a lack of investment is causing problems in Africa, as Alfred Sayila reports |
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MARITIME Most of the substances that present a hazard during transport are liquid or gaseous but there are some solids that cause problems. Batteries are also turning up in the marine incident list with increasing regularity, something the UK P&I Club is aiming to stop |
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SIGTTO analyses ESD The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) has published the results of an investigation of emergency shutdown systems (ESD) for ship/shore transfer operations. A SIGTTO working group examined all aspects of ESD requirements in order to help encourage common understanding of the underlying philosophy and a standard approach to ESD specification and design. The ultimate goal is to increase compatibility at LPG and LNG tanker berths. |
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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT All-plastics IBCs are continuing to prove popular with chemical shippers thanks to their innate resistance to corrosion and their versatility in terms of incorporating additional functionality. Despite the economic downturn, Promens is one manufacturer that is keen to keep pushing the boundaries in terms of product design and innovation |
