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In January 2018, Trifleet Leasing, one of the world’s biggest tank container leasing companies, announced it was building up a cryogenics business. This will include creating a significant cryogenic container fleet and offering a range of related services. The first stage of the investment has seen the company order a fleet of twenty 40ft tank containers with a volume of 46,000l, for... storing LNG. Here, Tank Cleaning Magazine speaks with Jaap Kuijpers Wentink, director of Cryogenics at Trifleet, about the company’s new direction, the challenges of LNG, and the future of the industry. [read more]

For companies operating tankers that transport and store liquefied gas it makes sound economic sense that when the road and rail tankers off load liquefied gas any product remaining in the tanker is extracted for storage and possible future use. Furthermore, if the tanker is to be used for another product, it needs to be thoroughly cleaned in a way that is safe both to operatives and the... environment. It is, therefore, essential that the tanker is completely free of any liquid and vapour before cleaning can commence. The element of safety and recovery also extends to process storage vessels when the contents need to be transferred or for large storage tanks when maintenance is required. [read more]

Tank Cleaning Magazine speaks with Hans-Dieter Philipowski, president of the international tank cleaning association ENFIT. Whether it’s transporting food or dangerous chemicals, international tank cleaning association ENFIT is striving to maintain and improve standards. ENFIT president Hans-Dieter Philipowski explains that cheapest isn’t always the best when it comes to seals of... quality. [read more]

An interview with EFTCO’s president Erwig Seliaerts revealed a small change of name which is almost unnoticeable, but opens a huge new window for the association. The ECD no longer stands for the European Cleaning Document but for the EFTCO  Cleaning Document. A highly justified change which sees EFTCO claiming the European wide property of this unique document, the result of many... years of good work in the association. The format of the ECD document as such remains unchanged following its registered protection at the European Merkenbureau (Trademark office) in The Hague in 2002. The name change into EFTCO Cleaning document has also been registered as a protected trade name European wide. [read more]

Gröninger’s penetration of the Asiantank cleaning market continues During 2017 Gröninger Cleaning Systems of Rotterdam, through their subsidiary Gröninger Asia, achieved another couple of firsts for the group.

CTW cleaning has recently installed a new tank cleaning installation in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, for H&S group. For 65 years, H&S has been active in the transportation of liquid foodstuffs and currently has several locations across the Netherlands, in Barneveld, Vlissingen and Ter Apelkanaal. For H&S cleaning, quality and innovation are two vital qualities they strive to deliver... to all their customers. [read more]

Within the supply chain, tank container cleaning depots have a crucial role, combining both the ending and beginning of transport orders for dry bulk, food-grades and liquid chemicals. It is the latter of the three segments where serious risks are involved towards health, safety and the environment. To this the sector is usually regulated with stringent local-, national-, international(EU) laws... and regulations and under supervision of local government, enforcement agencies and branch organisations, among others through ISO certification and SQAS audits. [read more]

On 23 November 2017, president Andreas Zink opened ECTA’s annual meeting, the 20th anniversary celebration of the association. A full day of interesting topics and concerns in Europe’s chemical transport were dealt with in a packed conference room at the Hyatt Regency, Düsseldorf. Bernhard Kunz, CEO of HUPAC, asked the audience whether they were ready to deal with the current and... future challenges of intermodal transportation within the chemical industry. He started with the positive note that substantial investments are taking place in Eastern Europe. Rail traffic is growing even though rail systems are suffering the vicious circle of low rail performance - low profit - low performance. The positive note is that 60% customer satisfaction is being achieved by private rail transport companies. Another positive is the growing international cooperation triggered by a number of system disruptions last year, leaving companies no other option than to seek solutions from each other. Kunz stated that combined transport is the unavoidable solution, taking responsibility for 30% to 50% of transport by 2050 provided the framework conditions keep pace. [read more]

In today’s competitive global market, with its growing compliance demands, chemical distributors remain committed to increasing the added value to their partners in the supply chain. In a chemical distribution sector characterised by globalisation and specialisation, technology enables companies to embark on Chemical Distribution 4.0, where digitalisation and circular economy are key... pillars to increasing global competitiveness. [read more]

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