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Capacity building PROFILE Rapid growth in the Turkish economy is creating more work for the country’s industrial infrastructure. |
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The only game in town EXPANSION IMC Limited, India’s largest third-party tank terminal operator, is discussing with clients plans to expand storage facilities at the company’s newest tank terminal in Ennore, near Chennai |
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Back in the real world CONFERENCE REPORT The Buncefield incident continues to dominate discussions in the UK tank storage sector. The necessary changes to operations informed most of the presentations at this year’s TSA conference |
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Sotralenz passes test IBCs Having last year installed a fully robotised production line at its plant in Drulingen, France-headquartered Sotralentz Packaging has now had its various IBC models vibration tested |
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No glum drums in Brum SHOW REVIEW Although the UK economy has been in the doldrums of late, the mood on the floor at this year’s Total Processing and Packaging show in Birmingham was anything but gloomy, with numerous exhibitors reporting strong sales and buoyant business |
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Hardcore action CONFERENCE REPORT REACH, new geographical markets and changing EU competition rules were all on the agenda when the European Association of Chemical Distributors convened its Annual Congress in sunny Barcelona this past June |
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Univar to stay private OWNERSHIP Univar has turned down the idea of a public listing and has secured support from new equity investors. This will no doubt help its ongoing expansion plans, which has recently seen it move into some new territories |
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Quality counts AUDITS InterBulk’s commitment to safety and quality makes it unsurprising that it has become the first global intermodal LSP to be certified as meeting ACC’s Responsible Care standards |
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Precision steering FLEETS Racking up several major safe driving awards, securing chemical haulage contracts and bulking up fleets, UK road tanker operators are reaching new heights of professionalism and success |
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Going new ways RAIL TANKS Rail tank lessor Wascosa has unveiled a host of new initiatives aimed at highlighting innovations in safety and efficiency. |
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Tip top tank work TANKS Efforts in the US to deal with safety issues relating to working on the tops of tanks are moving ahead swiftly. A group of stakeholders met last month to formalise the work of the CTRMC |
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Do the bump GAS DETECTION Use of gas detectors aboard tankers is a mandatory precaution – but do owners know if their detectors are working properly? Martek Marine believes they may not |
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Clear eye of the spill guy SPILL PREVENTION Going to the expense of getting an outsider to carry out a spill risk assessment can pay off through better prevention, lower insurance costs and fewer fines, says Andrew Lawrence from UK specialist Empteezy |
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Time is tight CLP The EU’s new regime for the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals comes into force next month. Douglas Leech, CBA’s technical manager, discusses its likely impact on manufacturers and distributors |
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You've had your CHIPs CLP The implementation of GHS has been a long, slow process but in Europe it is about to take effect. Industry is struggling to figure out how to comply, which is why a recent event hosted by Hibiscus was so welcome |
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30 years ago A look back at what was in the news in October 1980 The Bulletin’s October 1980 issue began by revisiting the Asia Freighter incident, which it called “one of the most quoted of past maritime dangerous goods incidents,” but cautioned there is no need for it to be “laid to rest to just yet.” |
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Eyes on the road DRIVING Studies have shown that the proliferation of mobile communication devices can distract drivers and lead to accidents. Authorities in the US are taking steps to discourage their use while driving |
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Rules comes first MANAGEMENT Should the dangerous goods regulations be drawn up to fit easily into business management systems, or the other way around? The latter, VCA says |
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The gang's all here CONFERENCE REPORT Keeping up with regulatory change is one thing, applying the new provisions is another. And there are often ways to get around them, as delegates to this year’s VCA Update Seminar heard |
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The time is 215 US PHMSA’s biennial regulatory update proposals have been published and time is tight to get the changes into the rulebooks before the January deadline, so pay attention |
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All aboard! RAIL Some of the major changes to the European rail regulations for next year will come as no surprise as they are common to all the modes – environmentally hazardous substances and limited quantities spring to mind. |
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Alone again or... ROAD The recent meeting of the ADR experts showed how hard it can sometimes be to achieve alignment with the RID Regulations and harmonisation with the UN model regulations. |
