Asian Tank Container Organisation (@TCO)

Lifetime guarantee

MEETING REPORT @atco held its annual general meeting in Singapore last month, offering a platform to help chemical shippers and logistics providers learn more about tank containers and their effective use in the supply chain. Rahita Elias went along to find out more

Reg Lee and Graham Wood from @TCO

Another depot gets @tco nod

Nanjing Shenyan ISOtank Service Co has become the latest tank depot to be audited and approved by the Asian Tank Container Organisation (@tco) against its depot standards.

Tank fleet still growing

DATA Getting fleet information from tank container operators is not an easy task, as HCB knows only too well. But industry veteran Reg Lee has been collating production data for more than a decade and calculates that the global fleet is growing strongly

Tank containers stacked up with cars in front

Care in the community

ASSOCIATION Two years after its formation, @tco is making good progress in fulfilling its goals of promoting the safe use of tank containers in Asia. At its recent AGM in Shanghai speakers gave more details of the initiatives it has started, most notably in cooperation with Chinese shippers

ATCO 2012 AGM in Shanghai

Shipshape

SHIPPING The position of tank containers in the intermodal supply chain means that operators have to rely on deepsea container lines to get product to market. Relations between the two parties have not always been easy – but perhaps things are beginning to change

Ship with Den Hartogh tanks on

Suttons joins @TCO

Suttons International has accepted an invitation to join tank container industry group the Asian Tank Container Organisation (@tco).

Pushing the agenda

ASIA Tank container usage is expanding rapidly in Asia, and the Asia Tank Container Organisation (@tco) is on hand to help the industry grow safely and economically on an eco-friendly trajectory

Clive Francis - @tco board member

Drawing crowds

As chemical transport markets in Asia continue to speed in development, ever larger numbers of domestic players are throwing their hats into the tank container ring

VOTG road tanktainer

Virgin territory

STANDARDS @tco’s mission to improve the quality of tank container operations is moving forward and is backed by shippers’ commitment to ensure their products are moved efficiently and safely, wherever they are in the world

Singapore - Aerial view from the Singapore Flyer

@tco audits second Chinese tank depot

Shanghai EJ Tank Container Services has become the second tank container depot in China to be successfully audited by the Asian Tank Container Association (@tco).

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