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ISSN 2059-5735

CONTENTS

VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 03

UP FRONT Letter from the Editor 30 Years Ago View from the Porch Swing 01 04 06

STORAGE TERMINALS Into the wind Vopak waits for the payoff 09

Bank on tanks Port of Antwerp supports chemicals 13 Shades of Grays NuStar invests in Europe 16 Keep it simple… Managing the terminal by hand 19 Free market movers Mexico opens up to oil logistics 21 News bulletin – storage terminals 22

GAS SHIPPING & STORAGE Timing is everything LPG trades boost smaller ships 25

Catch the wave LNG sector aims for supply balance 28 Heat through the ice Latest in small-scale LNG carriers 29 Cleaner and greener Developing an LNG bunkering network 30 Olefins from shale Ethylene terminals boost for the US 31 News bulletin – gas shipping & storage 32

INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING Growth perspective Schütz adds to global IBC capacity 33 Built to last Thielmann’s approach to metal IBCs 34 Cute cubes Greif adds innovative IBC designs 35 Annual listing of IBC manufaturers 36 News bulletin – industrial packaging 36

TANKS & LOGISTICS Good growth ahead Agility assesses emerging markets 40 All hands together Bertschi invests for the future 42 Getting chilly Trifleet gets into gas tanks 45

A year apart Stolt sees tank container upturn 46 News bulletin – tanks & logistics 48

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION Double deal in India Brenntag expands presence in Asia 52 A bumper year DKSH benefits from developing markets 53 From red to black Nexeo enjoys the recovery 55 Man at the top Univar finalises leadership succession 56 News bulletin – chemical distribution 58

COURSES & CONFERENCES Training courses Learning by training Conference diary

SAFETY Incident Log 67

Quis custodiet? NTSB identifies inspection failings 69 Ask the expert… Chemtrec on propane 71

REGULATIONS Next year’s model Readying for 2019 in Europe Street map for 2019 WP15 nears ADR completion

BACK PAGE Not otherwise specified 84

NEXT MONTH Inaugural pharma logistics review Annual chemical tanker survey Road tankers in Europe Rail regulations for 2019

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