Multimodal

Big it up

MULTIMODAL There is nothing like a deadline to concentrate the mind, and the UN experts came to their final session of the last biennium with plenty on their plate. The decisions they made have generated some important and lengthy changes to the UN model regulations

Pop ammunition in sea container

Textainer to buy tanks with Trifleet

Textainer Group Holdings has entered the tank container market, signing an agreement to invest in new units to be managed by Trifleet Leasing.

Big guns line up in 4PL venture

Bertschi, De Rijke and Hoyer have established an international joint venture to offer independent fourth-party logistics services.

Den Hartogh expands tank fleet

Den Hartogh has ordered new 25,000 and 26,000-litre tank containers from China-headquartered tank container manufacturer Singamas.

PHMSA revisits package opening rule

US PHMSA has issued an NPRM under HM-258B, proposing amendments to the DOT’s enhanced inspection, investigation and enforcement authority.

ITCO counts the tanks

ITCO has released the results of its first fleet survey, which indicates there are 338,260 tank containers currently in operation worldwide, including 39,700 produced last year.

Hoyer sets up Saudi JV

Hoyer has established a joint venture with the Globe Marine Group of Saudi Arabia and the Sharaf Group of the UAE.

Brenntag still challenged

Brenntag has announced a first quarter post-tax profit of €69.8m, down 12% from the €79.3m achieved this time last year.

Schneider goes intermodal

US road tanker operator Schneider National has recently launched an intermodal transport service for bulk liquid chemicals in the US.

InterBulk sees an improvement

Intermodal logistics provider InterBulk says that its tank container division “saw low activity levels” in the company’s financial first quarter.

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