News Archive

This is a searchable archive of HCB news reports listing their title, published date and report overview.

You can search by subject, transport type, the date the report was published and key words. To include more than one subject or transport type in your search press the 'Ctrl' key on your key board then click on the subjects or transport types you want. Clicking the title will provide access to the full report.


Format: 2013-05-23
Format: 2013-05-23
  • Enterprise, TEPPCO and Oiltanking in offshore project - 01/01/2009

    Enterprise Products Partners, TEPPCO Partners, and Oiltanking Holding Americas have entered into a joint venture to design, construct and operate a new crude oil port offshore Texas

  • Oiltanking opens in Brazil - 01/01/2009

    Oiltanking's new terminal in Vitória, Brazil loaded its first cargo at the end of November 2008. A 5,000 m3 cargo of neutral-grade ethanol was loaded aboard the chemical tanker Fairchem Unicorn.

  • BPA building bunker terminal - 01/01/2009

    The Busan Port Authority (BPA) is to construct a new 60,000 m3 fuel oil terminal in Busan New Port, a new development at South Korea's main bunkering port.

  • Implico upgrades Petroplus - 01/01/2009

    Implico has announced a significant upgrade to its existing OpenTAS terminal automation system at Petroplus sites in Germany.

  • Aker bags two FSO contracts - 01/01/2009

    Aker Solutions has announced two new contracts with Euronav and OSG for the delivery of vapour recovery systems on specialised floating, storage and offloading (FSO) projects.

  • Fluorine-free foam - 01/01/2009

    Dr Sthamer's foam has been successfully used in fire extinguishing systems and fire extinguishers for more than 70 years. After close co-operation with end-users and test institutes

  • Simon offers a base solution - 01/01/2009

    Simon Storage is to provide a complete base oil storage and distribution solution for Dansk Olie Genbrug as part of the Danish firm's expansion into the UK market. Base oil will arrive at Simon's Immingham East Terminal by ship from Dansk Olie's plant in Denmark and will be storing in two 4,000m3 tanks. The five-year contract will be operated from Simon's terminal on the Humber.

  • Brenntag expands in Turkey - 01/01/2009

    Brenntag Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has acquired two Turkish speciality chemicals distributors, Aromaster and Trend Gida, which had been operating as distribution partners for Givaudan

  • TDG adds two new Spanish depots - 01/01/2009

    UK-headquartered chemical logistics specialist TDG has opened two new purpose-built depots in Spain, including a 3,000 m2 transhipment depot and network hub in Valldoriolf, near Barcelona.

  • Dow extends ChemPoint deal to Europe - 01/01/2009

    Dow Performance Fluids has extended its marketing relationship with ChemPoint.com, Univar's internet-based fine and speciality chemical distribution arm, for its Dowtherm™ and Syltherm™ lines of high temperature heat transfer fluids to now cover both the US and Europe. Under the agreement, ChemPoint will now provide Dow with all relevant marketing, sales, customer service and order fulfilment duties in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

  • Agility breaks ground with Borouge in China - 01/01/2009

    Agility and plastics producer Borouge have broken ground on a new logistics hub in Shanghai that once complete will receive more than 600,000 tpa of polyolefins in bulk consignments directly from the Borouge Middle East Gateway in Abu Dhabi.

  • Ken Thomas lands Brunner Mond deal - 01/01/2009

    UK-based Ken Thomas Logistics, owned by Seafield Logistics, has beaten off "a leading 3PL organisation" in a competitive tender to land a three-year distribution and warehousing contract with international chemical manufacturer Brunner Mond. The deal will result in an increase in both warehousing and distribution services at its site in Northwich, Cheshire, home to both Ken Thomas and Brunner Mond's UK headquarters.

  • Haas and Nalco form PCM - 01/01/2009

    Haas TCM has formed a joint venture with Nalco named PCM Solutions that will provide chemical management services (CMS) to customers in various process industries

  • Elemica helps Rohm and Haas - 01/01/2009

    Elemica, which describes itself as "the industryleading B2B supply chain execution network", has announced that Rohm and Haas (R&H) has now implemented its Elemica Terminal and Warehouse Solution to gain visibility into inventory

  • Arizona Chemical deploys ChemLogix - 01/01/2009

    Arizona Chemical, a major producer of naturally derived speciality resins and pine-based chemicals, has automated its transport planning and execution operations through the deployment of ChemLogix's web-based On-Demand Transport Management System (TMS).