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NEWS BULLETIN
TANKS & LOGISTICS
GIRARD KIT NOW FROM OPW
OPW has acquired Girard Equipment’s tank container product line, comprising manlids, pressure/vacuum relief vents, airline ball valves, composite footvalves and top-discharge butterfly valves. OPW will manufacture the products at its facility in Lianyungang in Jiangsu, China, with an emphasis on expanding its presence and product portfolio in the Asia-Pacific, Latin American and European regions. “We have great respect for the Girard brand and believe that it represents a great opportunity for us to grow our presence in the ISO market,” says Azam Owaisi, vice-president and general manager of OPW Fluid Transfer Solutions. “This new product range also fits seamlessly into our ongoing efforts to improve the range of products we can offer our customers.” Meanwhile, Dave Girard, a 30-year veteran of the bulk transport industry after his career at Girard Equipment, has joined Matlack Leasing in the role of regional sales representative, based in Chicago. “Dave has a proven record of facilitating
long-term business relationships within the industry,” says Jim Rogers, Matlack’s vice-president of sales. “His winning attitude and outgoing personality are assets that will complement and enhance Matlack’s ability to meet the needs of our customers as we continue to provide quality service and bring innovative tank trailer and tank chassis products to the marketplace.” www.opwglobal.com girardequip.com AMERICA GETS OMNI TANKS
Omni Tanker has launched its innovative carbon-composite tank truck trailer design in the US. The tanks have been in use in Omni’s home market of Australia since 2006 and feature a unique and internationally patented construction that sees a carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CRFP) exterior tank bonded to a seamless thermoplastic interior tank. The result is an exceptionally light but robust and safe tank suitable for the transport of Class 8 corrosive chemicals, with a weight saving that allows an increase in payload of 8 to 10 per cent. Omni Tanker says the
product is safer because the CRFP outer shell is six times stronger than steel, while the tank is significantly lighter than a traditional steel tank or even a fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) tank, as commonly found in the US. The launch took place at the start of October at the headquarters of All Chemical Transport in New Jersey, one of the first US customers for the design. The event was also attended by the Australian ambassador to the US and by Eurotainer, which is already operating Omni’s CRFP tank containers, also newly launched in the US. omnitanker.com SA TALKE GETS SAFCO GIG
SA Talke, the joint venture between Talke Group and Saudi interests, has won a five-year contract from Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (Safco) to provide a range of on-site and maintenance services including bulk loading, bagging, drumming, material transfer, warehouse coordination and administration at the various plants in Al Jubail. Work has already begun at the Al Bayroni plant and will be extended to the Safco and Ibn Baytar sites by the end of the year. The contract covers anticipated volumes of 5.86m tonnes of chemical products per year. “SA Talke is considered a reliable and trustworthy logistics partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for many years now. We are very pleased to be awarded the Safco business and are fully committed to managing this operation in the safest and most efficient manner,” says Mark Benzahia, managing director of SA Talke (pictured opposite). www.talke.com MILKYWAY ADDS MORE
Shanghai-based Milkyway Chemical Supply Chain Service (left) has, in partnership with Chengdu Xiongfeng Investment, acquired a 60 per cent shareholding in Sichuan Xiongrui Logistics, which it says has greatly improved distribution activities in the Sichuan and Chongqing region of China. Xiongrui Logistics has a broad range of service offerings, including the road transport of dangerous goods, chemical warehousing, international freight forwarding, cold storage and other specialities. Milkyway says its team
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