News Archive

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Format: 2013-06-19
Format: 2013-06-19
  • BRCS acquires Chemres - 06/02/2013

    The BRCS Group, a 50:50 joint venture between Barentz and Ravago, has acquired Chemres, an Austrian company specialising in the distribution of industrial chemicals.

  • REACH is working fine, EC says - 05/02/2013

    The European Commission has adopted a report, Review of REACH, that concludes that the REACH Regulation “functions and delivers well on all objectives”.

  • Transition year tough for NuStar - 04/02/2013

    NuStar Energy has reported EBITDA from continuing operations of $99.1m in 2012, well down on the $476.5m posted for 2011.

  • Petronas wants control of MISC - 01/02/2013

    Petronas has made an offer to take MISC Bhd private by increasing its current 62.7% stake to more than 90%.

  • LPG turnaround for Exmar - 31/01/2013

    Exmar has reported EBITDA of $161.4m in its provisional results for 2012, up 15% on the 2011 figure.

  • Wabash takes a bit of Beall - 31/01/2013

    Wabash National has agreed to acquire “certain assets” of the tank and trailer business of Portland, Oregon-based tank trailer manufacturer Beall for approximately $15m.

  • Stolthaven continues to build - 31/01/2013

    Stolthaven Terminals has reported an operating profit of $22.9m for the fourth quarter 2012, up from $12.2m in the prior period and also up on the $18.0m recorded in the same period a year earlier.

  • Slower business for Stolt tanks - 31/01/2013

    Stolt Tank Containers has reported operating profit of $17.5m for the fourth quarter 2012, down on the $20.1m recorded in the prior quarter.

  • Stolt Tankers back in black - 31/01/2013

    Stolt Tankers has reported an operating profit of $2.6m for the fourth quarter 2012, up from a loss of $0.8m in the prior quarter.

  • Handy pictogram guide - 31/01/2013

    The Chemical Hazards Communication Society has produced a ‘memocard’ explaining the GHS/CLP pictograms.

  • Rail services open at Oiltanking Nanjing - 30/01/2013

    Oiltanking Nanjing has opened a railcar loading/unloading facility at its terminal in the Nanjing Chemical Industry Park in Jiangsu province, China.

  • Hess to divest downstream assets - 29/01/2013

    Hess Corp has put its US east coast terminal network up for sale.

  • Oil spills dry up - 29/01/2013

    ITOPF’s annual oil spill data, released today, show that spills from tanker shipping have reached an all-time low.

  • Nordic Tanker reorganisation goes ahead - 28/01/2013

    Nordic Tankers has announced plans to centralise a number of corporate and administrative functions at its Copenhagen head office during 2013.

  • VTTI adds to Kenyan capacity - 28/01/2013

    VTTI has completed the second phase of construction at the new Kipevu terminal in Mombasa, Kenya.