B ULK D ISTRIBUTOR
Tank Containers
May/June 2019
Largest Manufacturers
Manufacturer HQ Fleet*
CIMC Group China 29,500
Nantong Tank Containers China 8,500
Singamas China 5,500
Welfit Oddy South Africa 4,850
CRRC (China Railroad) China 3,600
CXIC Group China 2,500
JJAP China 1,500
Van Hool Belgium 750
*Tanks built in 2018
The number of tank containers produced last year also showed a
significant jump. In 2018, a total of 59,700 tanks were built,
compared with 48,500 in 2017, an increase of more than 11,000
units over the previous year.
The survey also shows how the industry continues to be dominated
on a global level by a relatively small number of major operators and
leasing companies.
The top 10 operators account for over 225,000 tanks, representing
nearly 60 percent of the global operators’ fleet. The top 10 leasing
companies account for 227,000 tanks, about 82 percent of the total
leasing fleet. The top three leasing companies alone account for
150,000 tanks, almost 55 percent of the total fleet.
An on-going trend is that the growth in the demand for tank
containers globally has enabled smaller players to enter the market
- usually offering niche products or working in a regional market.
Lee noted: “This year’s ITCO Fleet Survey again shows significant
growth in the tank container business during the past 12 months. The
expansion of the tank container industry underlines the fact that this
mode of transport is safe, reliable, economic and sustainable.
Interestingly, he also took a side-swipe at the growing use of
flexitanks, which sometimes directly compete with tank containers for
shipping non-hazardous liquids.
“The world today is very concerned with the pollution of our planet
and the effect on global warming,” Lee said. “Plastic waste is
polluting our oceans or being incinerated to pollute the air we
breathe. Still more plastic material of all kinds is being sent to landfill
sites around the world where it will take 100 years or more to bio-
degrade after being buried to become a problem for future
generations. At last governments around the western world are
showing their concern and are banning plastic bags. The tank
container industry must show its concern for the planet, by
demanding that - if plastic bags are used to transport bulk liquid
products - the customers using them should obtain a certificate from
the carrier to confirm where and how the bag will be disposed, after
this product has been discharged.”
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This year’s ITCO Tank Container Village will feature a total of 68 exhibition stands.
There will be 73 ITCO Members participating in the Village
Even more in Munich
T
his year’s ITCO Tank Container Village – organised as part
of the transport logistic 2019 exhibition taking place in
Munich, Germany – will be the biggest one so far arranged by
the association.
Comprising 68 exhibition stands and 73 ITCO members in total, the
2019 Village represents a 11 percent increase in size over 2017 -
which in turn was 10 percent larger than in 2015. Located in Hall B4
of the New Munich Trade Show Centre, the 2019 Tank Container
Village will again offer ITCO members, exhibitors and visitors an
important opportunity to meet their customers and partners in a
dedicated and professional environment.
The growth in the exhibition reflects the growing range of products
and services that ITCO is offering to its members – and also the
increasing membership of the organisation.
ITCO will be showcasing a number of initiatives that it has been
developing over the past year. This year, the organisation has
published three new reports:
- Guidelines for taking samples from tank containers
- The 2019 Tank Container Fleet Report
- Guidance for tank operators transporting polymerising substances
subject to SP386
ITCO is continuing to manage the @TCO Depot Audit Scheme for
depots in Asia, enabling tank container owners and users to verify
that depots are meeting their required criteria.
A further initiative in the past 12 months has been the updating of
the ITCO Tank Container E-learning Course, which was successfully
launched in 2017. The organisation has also organised conferences
in Singapore and Antwerp, together with the Tank Container Village
at Transport Logistic China.
Commenting on the village, Reg Lee, ITCO president noted: “With
68 exhibition stands and a total of 73 members exhibiting, this year’s
ITCO Tank Container Village at transport logistic will be the biggest
so far. The Tank Container Village has established itself as the most
important global meeting place for the tank container industry
worldwide.”
Two evening receptions are being organised: the traditional ITCO
Welcome Reception on Tuesday 4 June at 18:00 – which is being
sponsored this year by tank container manufacturer CIMC; and the
Wine-Tasting Evening, sponsored by Perolo, which takes place on
Wednesday 5 June.
Visitors to transport logistic will find the Tank Container Village in
Hall B4 (Stand 221/322 and 217/318).
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