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Can you explain what the company does in the tank container coatings sector again?
For more than 20 years, HÜNI+CO has been the first address in Europe for highly functional anti-corrosion coatings for ISO tank containers and co. The family-owned company has been a reliable partner to industry for more than 160 years. Coatings of all kinds - from anti-corrosion and anti-friction coatings to…
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Wibax has rebranded its operations in Finland following the acquisition of Baltic Tank and JJ Kuljetus over the past two years.
Wibax' establishment in Finland can now be seen on the road with the first vehicles with the right livery rolled out earlier in November.
"We are here to stay and we will need to recruit quite a bit,” said Tero Väyrynen, CEO, Wibax Finland.
Even though Wibax has…
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Quantix has announced the acquisition of G&W Tanks - a provider of ISO tank transportation, as well as ISO tank repair, ISO tank storage depot, wash and loading services.
With locations in Charleston and Savannah, US, G&W reinforces Quantix’s presence in the south-east by building upon its ISO tank transportation, ISO tank maintenance, and logistics services in the region.
“G&W is a…
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Van den Bosch will take over part of the activities of fellow carrier Gé Simons Internationaal Transport in Hilvarenbeek.
The agreement was concluded between Rico Daandels, CEO of Van den Bosch, and Frank Simons, owner of Gé Simons, and will take effect from 14 November.
Gé Simons Internationaal Transport was founded in 1964 and starting with one truck, but has grown over the decades into…
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Environmental risk reduction specialist Adler and Allan has agreed a three-year partnership with HOYER Petrolog UK to carry out road tanker testing across its road fuel tanker fleet.
The contract will include holding their fleet details on a secure database to ensure that all tests are carried out on schedule. Clients have password-protected database access to view their fleet information,…
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KKR has acquired a majority interest in a provider of depot, maintenance, cleaning and transportation services for the ISO tank container industry - Boasso Global.
This transaction was completed with Apax Partners.
KKR made this investment in Boasso through its Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund, which focuses on infrastructure investments in western Europe and North America.
Boasso…
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As an international association ENFIT has been dealing with the standardisation of cleaning processes, transport safety and transparency in the supply chain for almost 20 years.
However, the Russia-Ukraine war and the resulting sanctions is putting enormous demands on the tank cleaning industry at this present time.
Energy sector
A lot of energy is needed for efficient tank cleaning…
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Square Robot, a robotic tank inspection device, continues its advancement in measuring tank bottom settlement.
By inspecting the tank bottom while it is under load, tank owners are able to get a better representation of the tank’s settlement without any concern about the bottom “bouncing back” when it is taken out-of-service for inspection.
These advancements allow Square Robot to…
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Producer of biodiesel from waste Greenergy is increasing production at its Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing plant by over 25%.
As part of the investment, the company is also upgrading its pre-treatment processing capability to treat a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks for biodiesel production. The upgrades will be complete in 2023.
With waste oils a proven feedstock to reduce on-road…
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Two cleaning operatives were killed after descending into a tank in France.
The men aged 43 and 47 from Douaisis died on August 22, while working in a workshop of a carrier, installed on an old tile of pit 8, rue Léon-Gambetta.
The two maintenance employees, accustomed to repairing tanks, tanks and trailers, descended into a tank that they thought was cleaned.
The residue of the product it…
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The essential cleaning of large volumes of flour, chocolate and vegetable oils has been made easier in the past year thanks to a new food bay.
After extensive trials, the facility, manufactured by OMZ in Italy, was opened at South Eastern Tanker Services (SETS) in Dagenham and has proven to be a success.
It has enabled tankers to be cleaned efficiently to ensure raw materials are delivered to…
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Abbey Logistics has taken delivery of seven new generation DAF XF 450 FTP tractor units as part of its ongoing fleet replacement programme.
The new tankers continue the long-standing relationship between DAF Trucks and Abbey Logistics.
Also joining the fleet are four previous generation DAF XF truck which we are very familiar with and are extremely popular with our driver team.
Dave Patten,…
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Van Moer Logistics has completed the acquisition of Broekman Logistics Belgium Antwerp (BLBA).
BLBA offers integrated logistics solutions for the chemical bulk industry, such as filling of liquids from tankers to drums and IBCs and repackaging of solids including powders and granulates.
BLBA has four service locations on the right bank with a total of 106,000m² of combined storage space for…
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The first Isotank storage platform in the south of France is set to be operational next July.
Alkion Terminals has received a permit approval for the storage platform from DREAL - the regional directorates for the environment, planning and housing.
This will include storage for dangerous goods, including difficult-to-handle chemicals.
The new platform at Alkion Terminal Marseille is…
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Evonik and HOYER jointly celebrated the commissioning of a new logistics centre in Essen, Germany, with a symbolic handover of keys.
The logistics warehouse represents the high demands of the logistics company specialising in liquid goods in the areas of safety, customer orientation, quality and efficiency.
With Supply Chain Solutions, the HOYER Group has a dedicated team of experts for…
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Royal Den Hartogh Logistics has strengthened its footprint in the Nordics with the acquisition of Hedenskogs Åkeri and Hedenskogs Tankeri in Gothenburg, Sweden.
With this takeover of the trucking and steam cleaning and storage business, Den Hartogh Group is adding a modern facility for tank container cleaning and storage, and a new office building to its assets.
Hedenskogs Åkeri and Tankeri…
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Pañalon has formalised the purchase of 100% of the shares of Transportes Santos from the Santos Vela brothers.
Transportes Santos is a chemical transport company, founded in 1984, with a turnover of €8 million, a fleet of 50 tankers and 60 employees.
It has long-term contracts with the main Spanish chemicals manufacturers and it is a relevant operator in the sector in the Iberian…
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