CTW Cleaning Systems has finished a new project for Bertschi Group - the well-known global logistics service provider. A new controlled steam heating installation for up to 24 ISO tanks, using pressurised steam, is now up and running at their site in Rotterdam. With this custom-built installation, Bertschi is able to heat its tank containers daily in the most advanced... [Read More]

Tank cleaning is a vital element in the bulk liquid and powder supply chain and is unique in that the product comes into direct physical contact with the transport equipment. If the tanker is not cleaned well, it can cause unspecified cross contamination and a broken traceability chain. Tank operators and owners rarely have the luxury of dedicating their units to specific... [Read More]

The Deutscher Verband für Tankinnenreinigung (DVTI) is the German trade association for professional, certified tank cleaning stations, and as a member of the European Association of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) it represents their interests. Now with a total of 109 members, 155 cleaning stations are represented and supervised by DVTI in Germany, which also allows... [Read More]

Silo and road tankers are able to undergo modern, sustainable cleaning processes at one of the largest logistics hubs in Europe at Cologne Eifeltor in Germany. This is where Top Tank Cleaning (TTC) is located. TTC was founded by freight forwarder Ulrich Bresser and has been in operation since 2008. The company offers computer-controlled special cleaning, alongside... [Read More]

Problematic issues add complexity to the supply chain and impact the basic principle of what firms like Suttons and many other businesses do every day, which is to move bulk chemicals from A to B using various different elements of an intermodal supply chain, such as road, rail, or by sea. Drivers are a crucial element of the logistics supply chain. They are highly trained... [Read More]

Yannick Timmel, the owner of Timmel Freres tank cleaning facility in France, took time out of his busy schedule to speak to Tank Cleaning Magazine about his company’s operations. Mr Timmel, whose family started the tank cleaning business in 1978, said operations have remained very busy over the years despite, for example, during the pandemic years. Challenging times... [Read More]

Moreno Romanini, technical manager at OMZ, speaks to Tank Cleaning Magazine, about its successes and challenges the company faces. Can you tell us a bit about your containers that are used within tank washing plants and can you explain how they work? At OMZ, we help meet the needs of our customers to speed up assembly operations by creating thermal and pumping plants... [Read More]

LPW Tankwash provided food-grade tank cleaning services across two sites in the south of the UK until late last year. Now, the company has introduced a new and accessible facility for northern regions by opening a brand new site in central Manchester. Conveniently situated next to major motorway links, the latest LPW Tankwash site introduces a new and accessible facility... [Read More]

Before February 24, the world seemed in a fairly good place. However, since then we have been learning with each passing day that the world has become more insecure and that the basic rules of civilian life are no longer valid for everyone. This is shown by the Russian attack on Ukraine, which violates international law, and the current act of sabotage on Nord Stream... [Read More]

From its factory in Barcelona, TURCO has been supplying cleaning agents and providing technical assistance to tank cleaning centres throughout Europe for many years. Due to the nature of products that road tankers carry every day, it is vital that these vehicles are washed and cleaned to a very high standard. The variety of products transported in a road tanker or in... [Read More]

LPW Tankwash provided food-grade tank cleaning services across two sites in the south of the UK until late last year. Now, the company has introduced a new and accessible facility for northern regions by opening a brand new site in central Manchester. Conveniently situated next to major motorway links, the latest LPW Tankwash site introduces a new and accessible facility... [Read More]

As part of the chemical and food logistics chain, the European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) and its associated cleaning stations have always focused on their responsibilities for food safety, hygiene and, of course, sustainability. Becoming more environmentally friendly and cutting waste has become an urgent priority. That is why the ECLIC board,... [Read More]

BOASSO AMERICA™, was established in 1985 and today, as BOASSO GLOBAL, is the leading US provider of depot and road transport services to the bulk liquid industry. The company specialises in supporting the rapid growth of the intermodal tank container industry across the US. Working with a broad client base including both shippers and the world’s leading bulk liquid... [Read More]

Waterkracht specialises in powerful, effective and environmentally friendly cleaning solutions. The company designs, manufactures, delivers, and maintains systems that meet almost any cleaning demand. Nearly any cleaning problem can be solved with the cleaning systems the company offers. One of its customers operates a large mill on site in Bad Langensalza, in Germany,... [Read More]

As an international association, ENFIT develops guidelines and standards for the safe and hygienic transport of food and feed, chemical products and dangerous goods. This ranges from the technical suitability of the transport units, loading, transport, unloading, cleaning and/or disinfection and traceability. The focus is on transport units such as road tankers, silo... [Read More]