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An overview of articles in this issue grouped by subject
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All brands welcome RECONDITIONING The future’s looking bright for Mauser-owned National Container Group, a reconditioner of industrial packagings with an increasingly broad international footprint |
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Face front RESULTS Brenntag, the world’s largest chemical distributor, has announced another set of impressive financial results while also further expanding its Asian operations with the opening of a new distribution centre in Indonesia |
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Into the fold M&A US-headquartered Odyssey Logistics & Technology has further widened the scope of its service offering to the chemical and processing industries with the acquisition of Chemical Marketing Concepts |
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A united voice ASSOCIATION In order to prosper and cope with an ever-tougher regulatory environment, European chemical distributors need to work together and speak with one united voice, which is exactly what Fecc seeks to do |
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On the road again RAIL Fret SNCF’s major restructuring of its single-wagon load services is hitting French chemicals shippers and threatens to shift more freight onto the roads, as Stuart Todd reports |
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Market movers PREVIEW Early indications are that this year’s FPS Show will be bigger and better than ever – surely a sign that the economic recovery is already upon us. |
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This is how we roll MANUFACTURING Road tanker manufacturers have been unveiling ground-breaking designs that have dangerous goods transporters beating a path to their door |
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Wetlines redux US US tank trailer advocacy groups are opposing a renewed attempt by regulators to introduce potentially costly rules focused on below-barrel piping |
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Bulking up SAFETY Intermodal fleet operator InterBulk is flexing its Responsible Care muscles while adding to its fleet |
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Get a longer life COATINGS The variable physical properties of crude oil make its behaviour during storage unpredictable. Rotterdam’s MET terminal has taken steps, with the help of PPG, to determine the rate of tank corrosion and the best way to prevent it |
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Welcome to the 21st century CONTROLS Honeywell has helped TIGF, a leading provider of natural gas storage and transport services in Europe, to upgrade its Lussagnet storage facility and improve security and redundancy |
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'Dam busters PREVIEW Despite its relatively short history, StocExpo has fast established itself as the must-attend event for the European tank storage industry. |
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The last word...? TERMINALS It might be thought that there was nothing left to be said about the 2005 Buncefield explosion, but the end of criminal proceedings has allowed some more information to come into the public domain |
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Arc de triomphe ELECTRICS Arc flash mitigation is set to become an increasingly important element of safety management within industrial settings, TAS Engineering Consultants warns. |
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Hands-on proves best TECHNIQUES Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is the most effective way of improving safe working behaviour, says a team of US psychologists that analysed close to 40 years’ worth of research on the matter |
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Roll with it MARITIME The loss of containers from a rolling ship is an all-too common occurrence. |
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Safe today, safe tomorrow SAFETY You may know how many accidents you had yesterday, but can you tell how many you are likely to have tomorrow? |
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Brave new world CONFERENCE REPORT It is not just PHMSA that has had to look at its operations – other DOT agencies have also been undergoing some changes. |
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Gold blend MARITIME The emergence of new fuels blended with components derived from natural materials has raised a question as to how they should be regarded during maritime transport. |
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Put a stop to it RADIOACTIVES The denial of shipment of radioactive material has become a serious problem for the medical sector. |
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Road runners ROAD With the joint RID/ADR/ADN meeting concentrating on issues of multimodal import, Europe’s road regulators are left free to consider issues relating purely to road transport. |
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Party of three MULTIMODAL Much as one might applaud the regulators’ desire to fully harmonise the regulations, one has to wonder if the process will ever be finished. |
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30 years ago A look back at what was in the news in March 1981 Looking back through the old issues of HCB, one is struck not only by how familiar a lot of the discussion is, but also by how the focus of the magazine has shifted over the years. |
