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ASSOCIATION NACD’s annual OPSEM event is no more – it has been renamed to better reflect its broader scope and appeal. The Association has also announced a key new management signing that will further strengthen its standing within the country's corridors of power |
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MARKETS Although the world's major emerging markets were unable to escape all the ravages of last year's economic instability, they remain bright spots for investors, manufacturers and logistics executives still wary of the uncertain outlook for the US and Europe, a new report finds |
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RESULTS Stolt-Nielsen’s approach of having a broad spread of interests across the chemical supply chain – as well as in fish farming – have helped it remain buoyant overall during what have often been difficult trading conditions |
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CHINA After the new Regulations on the Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals came into force in December 2011, several significant new provisions have entered into force in China. Yunbo Shi* looks at what this means for domestic producers and others doing business with the country |
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MIDDLE EAST A surge in demand for tank containers is causing anxiety among regional producers keen to lock in capacity for local deliveries and exports. European tank operators are in pole position to benefit, as Middle East petrochemical supply chain consultant Leslie McCune argues |
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CONFERENCE REPORT Chemical shippers and their logistics partners have a chance to improve profitability and environmental performance but they need to act now. And legislators need to get out of the way. Those were some of the messages from ECTA’s recent supply chain meeting |
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VALVES A public war of words backed up with test reports and witness certificates has broken out between two Danish manufacturers of pressure/vacuum (P/V) valves. At its root is a problem in interpretation of IMO requirements, as Brian Warshaw explains |
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LITHIUM BATTERIES The importance of the hazards posed by lithium batteries in the air transport chain can be gauged from the turnout at a recent two-day workshop organised by IATA. There were some surprises in store for attendees |
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PROCESS SAFETY All employees in any organisation need to be competent in the role they perform and be fully aware of both personal and process safety requirements. This is vital in high-hazard industries such as refining, chemical manufacturing and storage terminal operations, as continuing incidents prove |
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MULTIMODAL As is often the case, the third session of the biennium saw the UN TDG experts faced with an enormous agenda. Although some issues were batted back for more work, the meeting did manage to finalise some important changes |
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RESPONSE How best can logistics service providers assist the emergency services in the event of a chemical spill on the road? A recent training exercise organised by the Cleveland Transport Liaison Partnership aimed to enhance cooperation between the two sides |
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CONFERENCE PREVIEW Another important event on the storage terminal sector’s calendar is coming up soon in Orlando, where NISTM will host its 15th annual international aboveground storage tank conference and trade show |
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MARKETS Storage terminal network operators have been lamenting the backwardated oil market and shrinking stockholdings for some time, but their financial performance shows their fortunes really are a mixed bag |
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RAIL Shale play energy production in North America continues to drive new business for rail tank operators and manufacturers as infrastructure develops, while opportunities for rail movements of liquids in bulk are opening up in other territories too |
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EXHIBITION REVIEW Anyone looking to combine romance with UN-approved industrial packaging for the transport of dangerous goods could have done a lot worse than making a beeline for Paris and the 40th instalment of the biennial Emballage exhibition this past November 19-22 |
