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An overview of articles in this issue grouped by subject
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Controlling costs VAPOUR CONTROL VOC management is a requirement and equipment is available to allow shipowners to comply. Nevertheless, there is some way to go before vapour losses are eliminated. Brian Warshaw explains what’s happening |
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Touching bottom MARKET Despite an apparent recovery in trade, ship operators in Europe do not yet seem to be reaping any benefits. The length of the current downturn is now causing financial problems for some of them. |
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Super seal PUMPS Particularly aggressive products like hydrogen peroxide place great stresses on terminal equipment. Blackmer reports how its System One pumps have helped out one US operator |
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Cleaned out REMEDIATION There is no doubt that environmental considerations are placing ever greater pressure on facilities in the oil and chemical supply chain. |
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Barrier method LEAK DETECTION Rapid and accurate detection of hydrocarbon leaks is important anywhere but nowhere more so than Townsville, Australia, where environmental protection is crucial. |
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Carbon rating VAPOUR RECOVERY Approaches to the recovery of VOC emissions are generally based on well known technologies. |
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Better, connected LOGISTICS Richard Sammons, chief executive of Simon Storage, looks at the logistical role of storage terminals as part of a better connected ‘hub and spoke’ distribution system for the bulk liquid and gas industries |
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What crisis? MARKET Having sailed through the downturn on an unstoppable tide of petroleum, recent indications suggest that independent terminal operators in Europe are now seeing a return of chemicals business |
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Be baffled no more STABILITY The Dutch company Accede BV, represented by its director and inventor Erik Eenkhoorn, will be present again this year at the Expo PetroTrans event in Germany with its highly innovative Cairbag system |
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Upright and respectable ROLLOVERS Concerned at the seemingly irreducible number of incidents involving tank truck rollovers, and the consequent toll of injury, death and environmental pollution, FMCSA has launched a rollover prevention video for drivers |
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Hot property MARKET Sound demand for the handling of products that have special heating requirements has helped road tanker operators in the EU mitigate broader market swings. |
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Univar spreads its wings EXPANSION Having recently signalled its intention to stage an initial public offering in the not too distant future, Univar has further expanded its geographical reach with the opening of new arms in Egypt and the Baltic States |
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Go fourth and multiply OUTSOURCING Large companies have sought to improve commercial performance by shedding supply chain functions that distract them from their core business. |
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Big jumps for Brenntag FINANCIALS Brenntag has announced impressive second quarter results and has laid plans to keep that growth coming. |
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Homage to Catalonia CONFERENCE REPORT Economic malaise and an escalating regulatory burden means that now is not a particularly easy time to be a chemical distributor. |
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Sustainable profitability SUPPLY CHAIN As the chemical industry moves out of recession and more business falls to its logistics partners, the pressure is on to ensure their operations have as small an impact on the environment as possible |
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Up to scratch REFRESHER International regulations are changing next year and Peter East has published details of its update courses for UK industry |
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Whose rules? DENIAL Maritime carriers can – and often do – impose restrictions on the carriage of dangerous goods over and above the provisions of the IMDG Code, which can lead to frustration on the part of shippers. |
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Inwardly digest EHS Recent changes to the provisions for the classification and transport of environmentally hazardous substances have caused confusion for shippers and carriers. UK authorities are offering some guidance on how to comply |
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Hand over the reins CONFERENCE REPORT There is a new generation of dangerous goods specialists coming through – and about time, too. They need to be brought up to speed on how things are done and, importantly, why they are done that way |
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Effective directives EUROPE The transport regulations may be administered by UN ECE and OTIF, but that does not mean Brussels leaves the sector alone. |
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Making progress EUROPE At their spring meeting the joint experts managed to get through a lot of work and made a number of changes to the regulations, some for entry into force in 2011. |
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Taking it to the streets AMMONIA Given the role played by ammonia in the US agricultural sector, disseminating the safety message means getting out into the communities concerned |
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Schütz gets a grip SECUREMENT Accidents resulting from poorly secured loads can have serious consequences for people and the environment – as well as the companies involved. |
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The danger within SECURITY Companies operating facilities in the dangerous goods supply chain are well aware of the need to secure those facilities. |
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Hidden hazard CARBON STORAGE The use of carbon dioxide as a medium for implementing carbon abatement strategies is raising a number of concerns about safety in the collection and transport system. |
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Biology lesson BIOFUELS Even though the jury is still out on the environmental benefits of using biofuels, their use is increasing steadily and, so long as governments maintain their mandates and support, this trend shows no sign of slowing. |
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From the front LEADERSHIP Recent incident investigations have identified the need for operators to take their safety responsibilities seriously and to provide leadership within the organisation. |
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30 years ago A look back at what was in the news in September 1980 HCB’s September 1980 issue opened by taking a look at tanker safety with its Tanker Safety Survey, after what was called “the worst year for accidents since shipping records were first kept”. |
