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May/June 2020 Tank Containers BULKDISTRIBUTOR 5 Tank firms tackling pandemic The bulk liquid logistics sector has stepped up to the plate to help keep the world moving as best as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most tank operators have implemented new practices first and foremost to safeguard the health of their own employees, but also to maintain services to their customers allowing the latter to continue operating seamlessly. Den Hartogh, for example, is offering a 24/7 dedicated driver service as a measure to reduce the potential for coronavirus cross infections between people. Together with each customer, Den Hartogh assigns a team of dedicated drivers, such that the same known driver will operate at each customer’s site, working with the customer’s own local team in a safe and controlled environment. By implementing this service, it is possible to minimise directly the number of different drivers on-site, significantly reducing the risk of cross infection. Lockdown is also causing significant numbers of site closures and disruptions of chemical supplies. However, Den Hartogh is working with its partner network of ADR approved container storage terminals across the globe. The actual terminal where each customer’s product is stored is carefully selected to guarantee optimum safety and efficiency. Stock levels are continuously monitored in the operator’s Transport Management System and is supported with 24/7 total visibility, from a single 25,000 litre tank container to several hundred units. Hoyer quickly created an Emergency Taskforce at group level to oversee its actions, and co-ordinate with local emergency taskforces set up in each part of Hoyer’s business. This initiative identified minimum skeleton staff for each part of the group’s operation, introduced remote working for as many roles and colleagues as possible, and agreed rotated attendance at work/working remotely from home for employees in similar roles. In addition, Hoyer implemented shift system working that avoids overlap of people, with only written handovers, increased awareness of general hygiene rules and behaviour, introduced additional hygienic cleaning measures in the workplace, and issued additional personal protective equipment (PPE) where needed. In the leasing sector, Ermewa Group, which owns tank lessor Eurotainer, is conducting fewer meetings, limiting travel, and implemented working from home to make it easier for staff members to take the time they need to care for themselves and their families. From mid-March, all Seaco employees have been working from home and the company instructed all staff not to undertake any business travel, restricting all customer and supplier contact to telephone or virtual contact. Scandi Bulk tanks are being used in Perstop’s production of disinfectant EFFICIENT GREEN INTELLIGENT Research & Development Efficient production Depot Network & Service We Offer Full Life Cycle Service The 5 th From To CIMC TANK SYMPOSIUM GLOBAL PARTNER IN TANK CONTAINER INDUSTRY Welcome to 06.18 06.19 NANTONG CHINA Disinfectant distribution In Sweden, specialty chemical company Perstorp has switched part of its production with the aim of solving the Swedish healthcare system’s lack of disinfectant. Production capacity is up to 2 million litres a month. However, before the disinfectant can be packed into manageable bottles for healthcare, the ingredients are mixed in a large reactor. After this is completed, the contents are then filled into 25,000 litre tank containers owned by Scandi Bulk AB which then handles the transport between Perstorp and Lefab which fills the small bottles. The finished hand and surface disinfectant is finally delivered to the Swedish National Board of Health, which distributes it between the regions. Jan Secher, CEO of Perstorp Group, comments: “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary care. Our large scale production capacity can make a real difference at this time and help to solve the disinfectant shortage in the healthcare sector. This is our contribution to the important work that healthcare professionals are doing every day. I am proud that our innovative staff saw this opportunity to help. They have driven this initiative forward together with valuable help from authorities and partners.” The aim is to continue production for as long there is an acute shortage of disinfectant products within Swedish healthcare that regular suppliers cannot fulfil. Permits and agreements for production were finalised in record time together with authorities and partners. Ingrid Bergman, head of purchasing at the regional authority of Skane, said: “Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the shortage of disposables such as sanitisers is a major challenge and an issue of great priority. Perstorp has shown tremendous responsibility and initiative in securing the production chain. They have made production possible by arranging all permits from the healthcare sector in cooperation with us, as well as several authorities and other companies.” China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd. CIMC Enric Holdings Limited CIMC R&D Centre, NO.2 Gangwan Avenue, Shekou Industrial Zone Shenzhen, Guangzhou, P.R.C(518067) Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] http://www.cimc.com E-mail: [email protected] Nantong CIMC Tank Equipment CO., Ltd. NO.159 Chenggang Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, China 226003 Tel: [phone](Sales), 86-513-85066888(Switchboard) Fax: [phone] http://www.cimctank.com E-mail: [email protected] CIMC Enric Tank Container Sales Europe B.V. 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