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**Gathering storm**

	GHS It may be true that GHS is of greater import to manufacturers and shippers of chemicals than it is to logistics service providers, but everyone in the supply chain should be aware of the direction of discussions by the GHS experts as some issues may well impact the transport regulations

**Take your time**

	MULTIMODAL The last meeting of the joint RID/ADR/ADN experts was a comparatively laid-back affair. A few urgent corrections to the 2013 texts were agreed but much else was remitted for further discussion. The one big change agreed for the 2015 texts is a revision of the provisions for carriage in bulk

**On the mend?**

	MARKETS This time last year it was all doom and gloom for chemical tanker operators. This year it’s still doom and gloom, just less of it, although there is still some concern at the pace at which costs are rising

**Pass it on**

	INTERVIEW After a year as general manager of the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI), Captain Howard Snaith is making his mark. HCB spoke to him about how CDI is championing the interests of its member chemical companies

**Rail rallying**

	OIL January became another month during which shale play energy production in North America drove big announcements regarding rail infrastructure developments

**Parcel force**

	TANKERS Regulation, vetting, inspection and environmental standards are becoming more and more stringent for chemical tanker operators. HCB spoke to Janet Strode, general manager of the International Parcel Tanker Association, who is fighting their corner

**Tank fleet still growing**

	DATA Getting fleet information from tank container operators is not an easy task, as HCB knows only too well. But industry veteran Reg Lee has been collating production data for more than a decade and calculates that the global fleet is growing strongly

**No hiding place**

	ASSOCIATION The year ahead looks set to be a busy time for Europe’s chemical distributors. Fecc’s 2013 Business Plan outlines the many tasks faced by its numerous working committees

**Life on the edge**

	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

**BRICs and mortar**

	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

**Bobbing along**

	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

**Implementing 591**

	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

**Ride the wave**

	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

**Carpe diem**

	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

**Bone of contention**

	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