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Time to get moving

STRATEGY After five years of tank fleet growth and business consolidation, followed by personnel changes at the top, Suttons Group is ready to start a new phase of growth in territories old and new

Graeme Rooney - Suttons International MD
Assisted mobility

TELEMATICS The particular needs of dangerous goods transport have been an impediment to the development of dedicated telematics systems, but developers are now focusing on the sector

Dashboard transport telematics simulation
Fleet fortunes

INVESTMENT Global logistics provider Den Hartogh is beefing up its tank container fleet and intensifying numerous safety and training initiatives

Den Hartogh tanks
Hi-tech and hoses

EXPO REPORT In addition to road tankers, this year's Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) Expo also featured numerous items of high-tech kit and plenty of high-end hoses to boot

Dantec hoses displayed at FPS 2013
Spot the difference

TRADING A new website launched by Lateu Logistics is connecting shippers and road tanker operators in the spot market

Shiny road tanker
Lifetime guarantee

MEETING REPORT @atco held its annual general meeting in Singapore last month, offering a platform to help chemical shippers and logistics providers learn more about tank containers and their effective use in the supply chain. Rahita Elias went along to find out more

Reg Lee and Graham Wood from @TCO
Playing catch-up

ROAD TANKERS Regular readers will know only too well the appalling safety record of Nigeria’s oil industry and its transport sector. Government agencies are now trying to do something about it

Road tanker accident
Tighten up

ANALYSIS Tank utilisation may be down after last year’s impressive fleet growth, but demand is still growing in the Middle East and looks set to rise further

Rabigh terminal in Saudi Arabia
Korea path

ASIA Growing demand for chemical transport services in Asia is opening up new markets for tank containers. David Hayes spoke to Daelim Corp about how this is encouraging the Korean firm to look to the international market for further opportunities

Daelim tanks stacked up

News Stories

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.

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.

SBG buys Suckling

Suckling Transport has been aquired by the Italy-based fuel transport company Silvio Bertani Group (SBG) for an undisclosed sum.

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 in ND deal

Brenntag France has appointed Norbert Dentressangle (ND) to provide it with a dedicated fleet and driver hire service via its Red Inside offering.