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VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 03

UP FRONT Letter from the Editor 30 Years Ago Learning by Training 01 04 05

STORAGE TERMINALS Time and a place What’s happening in the market 06 On the right path Vopak strategy pays off 10 Quick on the draw Inter improves Grays terminal 12 Built for the Baltics GTL enhances terminal network 14 This is tomorrow calling TWTG makes terminals smarter 16 Come to the party StocExpo returns to Rotterdam 18 Start planning Get ready for the energy transition 22 News bulletin – storage terminals 24 TANKS & LOGISTICS Water to iron Tarragona promotes intermodality 29 Train spotting Hupac digitises rail transport 30 Views from the top Looking ahead at LogiChem 33 News bulletin – tanks and logistics 36 News bulletin – chemical distribution 38

COURSES & CONFERENCES Training courses Sounding off Trainers talk about their role Conference diary 40

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SAFETY Incident Log 50

Put that in your pipe Yantian Express fire caused by charcoal 52 Get it right The last word on container safety 54 News bulletin – safety 56

REGULATIONS On the way Preparing for 2021 changes to RID/ADR/ADN 58

Diversion ahead ADR looks set for major changes 66

BACK PAGE Not otherwise specified 72

NEXT MONTH North America special issue A look at midstream profitability Digitising the US chemical supply chain Why US regulations differ

Front cover: The new arm at Inter Terminals’ Grays facility

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