2012

Pioneer spirit

LNG FUEL A new vessel order from SABIC has kick-started the LNG fuel revolution for commercial shipping in Europe. HCB spoke to Jan Valkier, CEO of Anthony Veder, which is building two new LNG-fuelled vessels for the producer

Anthony Veder LNG-powered LEG vessel

One end to another

STATIC When liquids or powders move through transfer hoses, there is the possibility that the hose will become electrostatically charged, raising the risk of static discharge and, under the correct conditions, an explosion. Newson Gale explains what precautions can be taken to avoid such an incident

Road tanker in incident involving equipment failure

Hey Mr Postman

When the Penny Post first appeared in London, back in the 17th century, there were as many as 12 deliveries a day to private addresses in the centre of town.

Ready for action

FACILITIES Univar's Blanquefort site in France is once more ready for business after it was damaged by fire three years ago. The company has also expanded its already comprehensive product portfolio with the signing of two new important distribution deals

Univar's Blanquefort facility has undergone a full transformation

Brenntag JV told to halt

Germany's national competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has ordered the CVH Chemie-Vertrieb (CVH) joint venture between Brenntag and CG Chemikalien (CG) to cease operating.

Warehousing the Brenntag way

Resilience in practice

FINANCIALS Despite narrowing the range of its expected full-year operating EBITDA in response to a tougher economic climate, Brenntag has nonetheless reported some pretty healthy third-quarter results

Brenntag CEO Steven Holland

30 years ago

A look back at what was in the news in HCB in December 1982

HCB was established primarily to provide information on the transport of dangerous goods, as defined – in effect – by the UN Orange Book.

Off the bench

ANALYSIS Overall, chemical shippers in Europe have paid lower freight rates this year than in 2011. But not every trade lane is showing the same trend, as LHC’s Michiel van Dorst and Gijs Hofman report

Den Hartogh road tanker

Home and away

EXPANSION It has been a busy time for DKSH's chemical distribution arm of late, expanding its reach in Europe while signing a brace of new deals with western firms seeking to deepen their penetration of Asia's increasingly sophisticated markets

DKSH - Workers packing boxes in factory

From the Porch Swing

The men in the white coats are coming to take you away.

Back in the olden days, when I was a counselor at summer camp, Sea Dog and I used to have a little routine whenever someone did something memorably idiotic.

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