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NEWS BULLETIN
TANKS & LOGISTICS
TANK CLEANING IN AFRICA
Van den Bosch has opened a new tank cleaning facility in the port of Tema, Ghana (right), in cooperation with local partner Amaris Terminals. Van den Bosch says the facility, which opened in January, is already running at full capacity. It is built within a 40-foot highcube container and fitted with the latest equipment from Gröninger Cleaning Systems. “In addition, the cleaning station is built in full compliance with European quality standards for foodgrade, Kosher and Halal cleaning protocols,” says Mark Ashton, commercial director of Van den Bosch DMCC. “With this, we support the innovative character of Van den Bosch. The new technology enables us to focus on providing sustainability and allows us continue our focus on the development of import & export, and liquid bulk solutions, amongst other things.” The new cleaning facility replaces the company’s first depot in West Africa, opened in 2016. Van den Bosch is now working on a second cleaning facility in the region, in Abidjan in Ivory Coast. www.vandenbosch.com SPANISH HOME FOR ECOLAB
H Essers will this month bring online a dedicated warehousing facility for Ecolab, a specialist in water and hygiene chemicals, in Spain. The two companies have been working together since 1995 in Belgium and H Essers has since added facilities for Ecolab in Denmark and Romania. Ecolab was looking for a similar facility in the Iberian peninsula, which H Essers has been able to provide following its acquisition of Coral Transport & Stocks last year. “The right licences had already been granted and Coral had a Seveso warehouse that would be perfect for Ecolab,” says Lieven Severijns, business unit manager south at H Essers. “The added value of the takeover became
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immediately apparent with these assets: both the knowledge and the infrastructure were readily available.” “Our years of experience with H Essers and their acquisition of Coral created a perfect symbiosis between the local expertise and licences on the one hand and H Essers’ extensive knowledge of customers, systems and processes on the other,” says Joachim Giesler, director of warehousing EMEA at Ecolab. “Thanks to their customised approach, the integration went very smoothly and it allowed us to take a major step into southern Europe, practically risk-free.” www.essers.com MORE FOR RHENUS IN INDIA
Rhenus India has extensive plans to expand its transport and logistics portfolio this year, in response to continued annual business growth of 20 to 30 per cent since 2010. It will focus particularly on environmentally sustainable products and services, as well as new airfreight and cross-border road freight routes in the region.
In the chemicals sector, Rhenus India opened a new warehouse in Gurugram, some 30 km south-west of New Delhi, last month and is scheduled to open another chemical warehouse in May in Bhiwandi, near Thane in Maharastra. This follows the opening of a new multi-user chemical warehouse in Chennai last year. “Customers lie in the forefront of our strategy,” says Vivek Arya, managing director of Rhenus India. “Rhenus India will continue to invest in people, resources and infrastructure, while keeping a long-term view of growth in mind. Digital Excellence, HR Excellence and Customer Centricity will be the pillars of our future growth.” www.rhenus.group GREEN AND GOLD AT VAN MOER
Van Moer Logistics has achieved a golden rating from Ecovadis for its bulk and tank container division, reflecting its investment in initiatives to improve sustainability in its operations. In particular, Van Moer last year spent some €2.8m in the renovation of its tank
