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Stolt Tank Containers provides global logistics services for the shipment of bulk liquid chemicals and food grade products.
Alongside a 40,000-strong fleet of tank containers, the company owns 22 full-service depots where tank cleaning is among the many facilities available to all tank container users and owners.
Stolt Tank Containers’ president, Mike Kramer, describes how the company has…
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Suttons Tankers has been working closely with ICGL across the UK on bulk liquid chemicals for the industrial and water utility sector.
ICGL recently invested in modifying one of its sites to supply key ingredients for the production of hand sanitiser to the NHS and social care sector.
Suttons were able to offer technical advice on the safe loading and discharge of this flammable liquid and…
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The Nordic energy company Gasum has conducted its first truck-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Germany.
Gasum delivered LNG to the research vessel ATAIR which is currently under construction at Fassmer shipyard in Berne/Motzen in Germany.
Gasum is delivering the LNG and supporting Fassmer in the execution of the operation at the shipyard.
The decision to equip the…
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Suttons Tankers has been awarded a major 10-year deal for the transportation of bioresources for Yorkshire Water.
The innovative logistics provider, part of global firm Suttons Group, was appointed by Yorkshire Water to support them in delivering their commitment to OFWAT to be the UK’s market leading bioresources provider by 2025.
A key indicator of trust for Yorkshire Water came from…
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FGV Holdings (FGV) is set to grow its logistic sector’s revenue with newly added road tankers, curtain sider trailers and dumper trucks after 45 years in the transport industry.
These new additions at the Malaysian company will boost its logistics arm, which also offers inland transport, multimodal transport, courier services and warehousing.
Haris Fadzilah Hassan, FGV group chief executive…
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Bulk food road tanker company Abbey Logistics has reopened its food grade tank wash bay in Hull following significant investment.
Abbey’s wash bay, located minutes from the port of Hull, has been providing food grade road tanker wash services to its own and third-party hauliers’ road tankers for more than 30 years.
During that time, the company has worked hard to keep pace with steadily…
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Wincanton has announced the extension of its relationship with Asda in the UK for the management of its transport and warehousing operations.
The relationship has been in place for 15 years, and this two-year extension confirms the continuation of these services through to 2023.
The partnership includes the management of warehousing and national transport operations across four key Asda sites…
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Abbey Logistics nationwide silo evacuation team have had a busy week helping customers get their manufacturing sites up and running again quickly by removing blockages and contaminated products from silos.
So far this week our food grade and non food grade silo evac tanks have been in Scotland, the Midlands and the South-West supporting customers in the cement polymers and food manufacturing…
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The Bertschi Group, a global chemical logistics company, said it has coped well with the effects of COVID-19.
The company said this was helped by the prompt and successful manner in which Bertschi China tackled the challenge at its outset.
Similarly, the Group’s major investments in its digital transformation over the past two years enabled it to shift 80% of its office-based staff to home…
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Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars and freight rail operator Trans-Servis has signed a contract with United Wagon Co (UWC) for the supply of 15 tank cars by the end of the year.
The 15-6900-04 tank car was the first food-service car model on the Russian market having a stainless steel tank mounted on bogies with a 25 tonne increased axle load. They are designed to transport food…
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Yorkshire Water’s newly converted hydrogen vehicle is claimed to be the first in the water industry.
The vehicle has been converted from a standard tanker to use hydrogen dual fuel, an approach that allows fleet managers to transition more quickly to low carbon operation.
Last year Yorkshire Water, in a joint statement with other UK water companies, pledged to reduce the industry’s carbon…
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Suttons Tankers has won a three-year contract with Ryse Hydrogen for the exclusive provision of logistics services to transport bulk hydrogen gas from the North West to the capital for Transport for London (TfL).
As part of their commitment to become a zero-carbon city by 2050, TfL have purchased 20 new hydrogen fuelled buses which is a prominent move towards providing more sustainable methods…
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Abbey Logistics has added another major plastics producer to its growing list of customers in the plastics sector.
The company has secured a bulk polymer distribution contract with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Europe, one of the leading plastics manufacturers in the world.
The contract will see Abbey providing bulk polymer granule distribution services throughout the UK, using…
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Suttons Tankers has revealed that last year it invested over £12 million (€13.2 million) to ensure its fleet was fully modernised, operating at optimum efficiency and at the highest levels of compliancy.
This included the replacement of AdBlue, GP and fuel tanks, as well as tractor units.
A few weeks ago Suttons Tankers won a significant new contract with Haltermann Carless, a leading…
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The European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) has signed up as a partner for the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) PlasticsEurope initiative.
OCS is an international programme designed to prevent the loss of plastic granules (pellets, flakes and powders) during handling by the various entities in the plastics value chain and their release into the environment.
Various cleaning…
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As a key player in the UK’s logistics network, TCL tankers are constantly travelling up and down the country to transport fuel, deliver food materials and complete various other operations for its rental clients across multiple industries.
TCL has now partnered with Designed for Safety specialising in the supply of safety solution products across various industries.
Designed for Safety…
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The International Tank Container Organisation (ITCO) has just publishing its latest technical guidelines document – Safe Entry into a Tank Container.
This document provides guidance for ITCO member companies engaging in activities that require personnel to enter the interior of a tank for purposes such as inspection and maintenance.
Tank entry presents inherent risks which require to be…
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