2012

The right medicine

CONFERENCE REPORT Chemical distributors may well end up handling a wide range of products, including pharmaceuticals. That often brings them in scope of specialist legislation, and Europe’s regulators have been very busy of late lining up new tripwires.

FECC 2012 crowd listening to talk

Ports for a storm

ASIA Partnering with a local specialist is a good way to start when entering the China market but LBC is now going it alone and is making plans to develop its regional network further across the country and in south-east Asia

LBC terminal

Lean and green

LNG A new raft of governmental policy in the Netherlands aims to involve private companies in promoting the use of LNG as fuel for transport, with Rotterdam at the heart of the scheme

Gate Terminal official opening

Fuel’s gold

UK Changes in the pattern of fuel distribution in the UK mean that road tanker operators are landing lucrative new contracts, with some consequential business for truck builders and equipment suppliers

Suttons safety road tanker

By industry, for industry

PREVIEW Don’t turn up at the TSA conference in Coventry this month expecting to be able to pay on the door – the event is already sold out. The programme continues to give the UK terminal industry what it needs, making it the place to be seen for operators and suppliers alike

TSA conference 2011 - Delegates and stalls

Cheers for hazmat

BAG-IN-BOX CDF Europe reports that its Cheertainer design has become the first bag-in-box packaging system to receive UN approval for the transport of dangerous goods

Fuchs Lube Cube - An example of bag in box (BiB) packaging

NCG widens reach

RECONDITIONING National Container Group (NCG), the reconditioning arm of German industrial packaging giant Mauser, has further expanded its geographical reach to include new locations in Germany and South Africa 

Mauser's range ofproducts

A year ahead

RESULTS Vopak is expecting to reach its 2013 operating profit target a year early after posting bullish first-half figures and is looking at expanding its global storage capacity by 18 per cent by the end of 2014

Vopak E dome roof in service

Signed, sealed, delivered

EQUIPMENT With its new customer-friendly website, liquid transport product Girard Equipment is positioning itself for the next generation. HCB spoke to Tim Girard, the company’s president, about how the company is moving forward without losing sight of its ideals

Girard valve

Welcome to DG

CONFERENCE REPORT An update for old hands and an introduction for those new to the business are both offered at the annual VCA Dangerous Goods Seminar. This year’s event drew a large and eager crowd who got plenty for their money

VCA conference 2012 - Delegates
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