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2013 starts here MULTIMODAL Anyone who sees the role of Europe’s regulators as being to transpose the UN Recommendations into the region’s rulebooks will have been disappointed to see the huge number of topics to be discussed at the last joint meeting. |
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Join the gang CHINA New hazardous chemicals regulations now in force should provide more harmonisation for the industry operating in China, both in terms of international regulations and internal requirements. |
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If we rebuild it, they will come TANKS Last year’s earthquake and tsunami were a huge setback for Japan’s dangerous goods supply chain - but growth is back. NRS Group gives a perspective on the disaster |
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A winter chill MARKET Tank container operators with global reach are bracing for what may be a challenging year ahead, so the race is on to expand fleets and tap emerging markets for all they’re worth |
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From shale by rail CRUDE OIL New oil shale production is increasing the volume of crude oil being moved across the US in rail tank cars. To help the industry handle demand, Midland Manufacturing has expanded its portfolio of equipment |
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Master of all trades RECONDITIONING UK-based Packaging Reuse and Disposal Services (PRDS) doesn't just recondition drums and IBCs, it offers customers a full service that spans everything from recycling to the management of hazardous waste |
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Boxes, bottles and bags COMBINATION PACKAGING Netherlands-based CarePack Holland commands an extensive range of single and combination packagings to meet the needs of most dangerous goods shippers |
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Winds of change MANAGEMENT Life looks set to change considerably for South Africa's reconditioning industry following the passing of recent environmental legislation. |
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Colder than cold LNG SHIPPING Reboring the LNG supply chain is going to be a long job. One option being looked at is using LPG tanker designs to move small parcels of LNG over short distances. Germanischer Lloyd has been looking at the practicalities |
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A fleet for energy PROFILE Harsh shipping markets may have pushed MISC Berhad out of the liner trades but it remains a global player in the LNG and chemicals shipping segments. |
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Demand holds the aces MARKETS The VLGC sector seems to be enjoying the forecast upturn but demand for product tankers has been hit by a shift in trade patterns and disappointing consumption figures |
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Many happy returns RESULTS A clutch of recent financial reports casts some light onto shipping finance, at a time when market behaviour and fleet replacement programmes seem to tell a very different story, as Julian Macqueen reports |
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A change is gonna come LNG The advent of LNG as ship fuel is upon us, but the first LNG-fuelled bunker barge launched at Rotterdam is proof that it is hard to convince European legislators and oil companies that LNG is safe enough |
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Pay-off time INVESTMENT Being at the forefront of an industry can pay off – but only if the right decisions have been made. IM Skaugen is about to find out if its work over the past ten years has taken it in the right direction |
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Do the LEG work PROFILE Evergas is the new name for Eitzen’s former gas shipping business following its takeover by Jaccar Holdings. Fleet renewal is already underway |
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Agility spots the stars MARKETS Global economic uncertainty and Middle Eastern political turmoil are doing little to dim the attractiveness of emerging markets, which themselves show signs of reducing their dependency on developed countries |
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China opens up CONFERENCE China offers the biggest motor for growth in the global petrochemical industry but also major logistics challenges. A new event in Shanghai aims to help |
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The feeling’s mutual INSURANCE Risk management is the way to go, the UK P&I Club says, when it comes to reducing costs and increasing safety for its members |
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The tank alliance CONSTRUCTION Motherwell Bridge and PROjEN have teamed up to offer a complete suite of tank storage services from concept to handover |
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First out of the traps RESULTS As the major LSPs reveal their annual results, it provides a good opportunity to see how the changing market is reflected in the figures. Stolt-Nielsen Ltd is, as usual, first to report and shows how it has been possible to buck the downward trend |
