2011

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

Stolt Tanker at Sea II

The very last word

MULTIMODAL The UN experts had not quite finished with the latest amendment to the model regulations, despite it having been adopted at the end of 2010.

Cartoon showing postman delivering a parcel that smells

Embrace the change

CONFERENCE REPORT The transport of hazardous materials is generally a safe business but improvements can always be made. This year’s DGAC conference heard from the US regulators on the plans they have for

Bill Schoonover

December 2011

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A new giant is born

RECONDITIONING US-based Greif, the world's biggest producer of industrial packagings, has officially announced the launch of EarthMinded LCS, which it asserts is “now the largest industrial packaging reconditioner in the world”

Packaging warehouse with staff

Solids to liquids

DRY BULK An increasing number of vessel losses involving the same few dry bulk cargoes have led to urgent calls for action by shipowners. The new IMSBC Code provides some ammunition for change and a benchmark for safety

Loading crane on jetty

Turn, turn, turn

The hindsight that age provides throws a different light on the cycles of life. A longer perspective allows one to see the ebb and flow more clearly

Scraping bottom

FLEETS A downturn in vessel demand during the global economic recession, coupled with the effects of over-tonnaging, have hurt Eitzen Chemical’s bottom line for some time. Despite efforts to improve the cash position, the company is still running at a net loss

Tanker Sichem Pearl

Bigger, better, safer

ASSOCIATION Since its founding in 1971, the US National Association of Chemical Distributors has sought to not only represent the interests of the chemical distribution sector but also continually raise the bar in terms of safety, something that, as it continues to attract new members,

NACD's 2011 Distributor of the Year - Donna D Boldt and James Boldt

Wheels on fire

MARKETS Looking back at 2011, players throughout the road, rail and intermodal bulk liquid transport market saw business levels shift markedly in a positive direction

Unloading tank from rail
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