March

Clouding over

OVERFILLS One of the known unknowns to emerge from the Buncefield investigation was how vapour clouds form and how they behave. A report from HSE summarises recent research and points a way forward to accurate modelling

Buncefield incident - Fire on site

30 years ago

Human beings are remarkably adept at getting used to the way things are. It is, therefore, surprising to look back at old copies of HCB and remember how things used to be. 

More oil, less spilt

SPILLS ITOPF’s annual tanker spill survey reveals that operators are doing a much better job of keeping oil in the cargo tanks, with only one significant spill during 2011

Tanker Atlantic Empress

Off the rails

ETHANOL Track washout was the immediate cause of a 2009 derailment in Illinois that killed one person and injured seven more. But NTSB says the incident raises further issues for shippers and railroad companies and has renewed calls for improved tank car design

Cherry Valley train accident

New blood, new tricks

RECRUITMENT Simon Storage’s apprenticeship programme is helping young engineers get a foot on the career ladder – while also bolstering its workforce of the future

Simon Storage - Man standing outside terminal

Kind of AdBlue

PUMPS Blackmer has adapted its sliding vane pumps, using stainless steel components to enable them to be used in AdBlue applications

Blackmer Sliding Vane Pump

The good earth

STATIC Protecting against static discharge during product transfer at facilities has long been well managed. Newson Gale is now extending that level of protection to off-site operations, where gantry-mounted systems are not available

Newson Gale - Truck Overview

Gangway for Botlek

Loadtec Engineered Systems has delivered two marine gangway systems to Botlek Tank Terminal (BTT) in Rotterdam. The gangways were custom-designed in order to exploit the maximum potential of the Botlek jetty and provide safe man access to the wide range of tankers and barges visiting the facility.

Loadtec gangway system

March 2012

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March 2011

£25.00

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