Tank Containers
May/June 2018
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The future is Green…Chem
that these two firms were not joined by others. Yet, Trifleet went
from 13,520 in last year’s survey to 14,192 this year, Triton
International grew from 12,250 to 13,500, Raffles Lease from
8,400 to 11,500, and TWS Tankcontainer from 7,500 to 8,000.
Manufacturers
In 2017, the combined number of tank containers produced by all
of the world’s manufacturers totalled 48,500 units.
Manufacturing is, of course, still heavily concentrated in China,
and dominated by CIMC, NT Tank, Singamas and CXIC. The only
other large volume manufacturer - Welfit Oddy – is based in
South Africa. These top five tank builders represent 94 percent of
global manufacture.
However, the latest survey states that new production is
scheduled to come on-stream during 2018, not only in China but
also Eastern Europe.
CIMC Group built 27,000 units against 22,000 in 2016, NT Tank
5,800 (5,800), Welfit Oddy 5,400 (6,300), Singamas 4,500
(3,850), and CXIC 2,800 (2,500).
Global Tank Container Fleet (1 January 2018)
Number of Operators
Total Operator Tanks (Owned & Leased-in) 210
365,000
Number of Tank Lessors
Total Lessor Tanks 36
245,000
On lease to Operators/Shippers/Others
Idle (Calculated at 13%) 213,000
32,000
Shippers and Others Tanks 155,000
Estimated Manufacture 48,500
Disposals 4,500
Estimated Total 552,000
Raffles Lease fleet grew by more than 3,000 units
Stolt steady
S
tolt Tank Containers reported first-quarter operating
revenue of US$132.5 million, compared with $136.9
million in the fourth-quarter 2017.
While total shipments held steady and utilisation edged
upward in the quarter, freight revenue per shipment slipped by
2.6 percent due to a change in shipment mix in line with
seasonal patterns. Demurrage revenue declined by 13.1
percent in the quarter, mainly due to the seasonal surge in
demurrage in the prior quarter.
The number of tanks in STC’s fleet increased by 3.6 percent
in the first quarter, consisting of both additional leased and
managed tanks.
Operating income was $16.2 million, compared with $17
million in the fourth quarter. Overall results for the first quarter
mainly reflected the sustained strengthening of volumes
observed in 2017 and ongoing efforts to manage costs.
I
talian company Chemical Express has started a
new co-operation with Greenchem, one of
Europe’s main producers and distributors of
Adblue.
After a test period, GreenChem Italy and Chemical
Express signed a contract for Adblue distribution in
Italy.
The deliveries are being made by two dedicated
vehicles. Instead of road tankers, Chemical Express is
using tank containers mounted on a special chassis
equipped with automatic pump with independent
electric generator and meter. These two vehicles can
cover the north, centre and south of Italy.
Chemical Express is supporting GreenChem with
trained staff, technical assistance and its own facility, in
order to help Greenchem to expand its activities in Italy.
In other news, 2017 was a very positive year for
Chemical Express, with the company posting good
results compared with those of 2016. Business volume
rose more than 10 percent, while the number of
transport orders was up 5 percent. Best of all, the
number of intermodal transports was up 9.2 percent.
www.chemicalexpress.it
Chemical Express is using two dedicated tank containers to deliver Adblue across Italy
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