Waterkracht, a Dutch company, has been specialising in efficient and environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions for over 45 years. The company offers a wide range of products and customised systems in the low, medium and high pressure segments. The company’s range of products includes machines, accessories and detergents. Operations Tank cleaning represents... [Read More]

The new cotac site in Ludwigshafen, Kaiserwörthhafen, is the first facility of the Multimodal Tank Care joint venture – a partnership between the cotac group and Contargo – to begin operations. According to Dirk Müller, site manager at cotac Ludwigshafen: “Our customers benefit from the fact that we are located in the immediate vicinity of a trimodal container... [Read More]

HCCR, the Hamburger Container- und Chassis-Reparatur-Gesellschaft, is one of the largest providers of technical and logistical services relating to containers. It is centrally and conveniently located in the Port of Hamburg and is easily accessible via the A1 and A7 motorways. Success The company currently employs 200 people and, since 1980, has been working with global... [Read More]

Thanks to innovative recycling techniques, Stolt Tank Containers (STC) is keeping water, energy and detergent usage to a minimum during the cleaning of its tank containers. STC has been trialling new processes at its cleaning depots to recycle water and energy, as well as minimise the need for additives and detergents. This is resulting in significantly less waste,... [Read More]

“With this new facility, we are meeting the high demand in Africa for transporting products in bulk,” declared Bart van de Vorst, managing director of Van den Bosch DMCC. “Moreover, it reinforces our innovative character as we are now able to clean locally and thus operate more sustainably.” The new tank cleaning station in the Ivory Coast will enable the logistics... [Read More]

Can you tell me a bit about the history of Delisle Lavage? In 1991, Delisle Lavage established its first washing station in La Ferté-Gaucher, followed by Fagnières in 1996. The acquisition of a new site in Lillebonne in 2007 enabled the company to have a third washing station, currently handling 80 to 100 washes per day. Delisle Lavage was first and foremost born from... [Read More]

It’s been a busy 12 months for APLICA – a founding member of the European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations more than 30 years ago. Membership over the past year has increased steadily with several new tank cleaning companies signing up. APLICA is made up of companies whose primary activity is the internal cleaning of road tankers – an essential cog in the... [Read More]

In the dynamic landscape of Spanish industrial tank cleaning, the country’s association of tank cleaning stations (ANLIC) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to excellence, environmental responsibility and industry advancement. ANLIC , or the Asociación Nacional de Lavaderos de Interiores de Cisternas, is the Spanish association of certified tank cleaning stations.... [Read More]

The development and growth of tank container operations globally is dependent upon there being suitable cleaning stations available in the many – and diverse – locations and routes where tank containers trade. The Kluthe Group, with its headquarters in Heidelberg, is a family-owned producer of chemical products for surface treatment. Tank cleaning is a significant... [Read More]

There are hundreds of cleaning stations located across the continent and millions of European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) Cleaning Documents (ECD) are issued to companies. EFTCO and its associated cleaning stations have always focused on their responsibilities for food safety, hygiene as well as sustainability. Growing membership EFTCO currently... [Read More]

Bertschi Group has announced the successful opening of its Zhangjiagang Liquids Chemical Hub. The event took place earlier in the summer, July 5-6, and was attended by high-ranking government officials and over 250 customers. The new hub is in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta and is considered as having one of the highest standards in terms of safety and sustainability... [Read More]

HTC began its journey into the tank cleaning sphere in 1998 when its first station located near the port of Antwerp opened. What initially began as a single cleaning station quickly expanded into a larger group of four stations located across Belgium. Jochen Van Hoydonck, business manager Group HTC – Tankcleaning, said he has been delighted with the company’s progress... [Read More]

Thanks to innovative recycling techniques, Stolt Tank Containers (STC) is keeping water, energy and detergent usage to a minimum during the cleaning of its tank containers. STC has been trialling new processes at its cleaning depots to recycle water and energy, as well as minimise the need for additives and detergents. This is resulting in significantly less waste,... [Read More]

There are hundreds of cleaning stations located across the continent and millions of European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) Cleaning Documents (ECD) are issued to companies. EFTCO and its associated cleaning stations have always focused on their responsibilities for food safety, hygiene as well as sustainability. Growing membership EFTCO currently... [Read More]

The HOYER Group is strengthening its European and global performance through investments to be able to give its customers in the chemicals, gas, foodstuffs and petroleum products industries even better support with logistics solutions along the entire supply chain. Accordingly, the international logistics company specialising in liquid goods is investing more than €100... [Read More]