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Hoyer ramps up oxygen supplies
Several times in the past year , Bulk Distributor has reported on how bulk materials equipment – tank containers , IBCs , drums , etc – has been rapidly and efficiently deployed to ship vital materials needed in the battle against COVID-19 . Lately , the attention has turned to oxygen . This common component of the air we breathe has become an even more valuable commodity during the pandemic . Ensuring reliable supplies of this essential gas is in many instances a matter of life and death . Due to its international presence , Hoyer Group is making an important contribution to the infrastructural support for supplies to hospitals and medical establishments providing tank container equipment flexibly for worldwide use , and undertaking transport services . Hoyer has many years of expertise in transporting and handling liquefied and compressed gases . Each product has specific demands in this respect – but high safety requirements all along the logistics chain are common to all of them , to guarantee consistent product quality and to protect people and the environment . The pandemic ’ s impacts show the importance of prompt provision of some of these products as worldwide demand for supplies of medical oxygen has increased rapidly . For the transport element , Hoyer is in close contact with its customers regarding supply and , for example , has given drivers in its European business productspecific training . This allows the logistics specialist to meet even supply peaks reliably and securely reliably and securely at short notice – with certified quality . Time is a critical factor when delivering medical oxygen – and so is the worldwide availability of suitable equipment . Hoyer proved its flexibility in both respects : in only two days , the company ’ s specialist team arranged the provision of three oxygen tank containers that were air freighted from Europe to South America . A large number of these containers were brought into use at short notice in Brazil , Chile and Peru . The company is also a strong , reliable partner in critical demand situations in Europe , and supported oxygen supplies to hospitals and medical establishments in countries including the Czech Republic , Serbia and Croatia by providing equipment and organising intermodal transport to Eastern Europe . Tank container deliveries to Southern Europe also allowed supplies to regions in Africa . And for COVID-19 vaccines , among other things , there is a growing requirement for dry ice logistics . Hoyer carries out dry ice
Hoyer was able to reduce transport-related emissions to below 20 gms of CO2 per tonne-km for the first time transport movements punctually , safely and securely in the whole of Europe . According to Anna Krüger , head of business development gas : “ Dry ice is a highly volatile product and must be handled correspondingly quickly but safely . In this respect , we can rely on our many years of expertise and flexibility , and on our large network of drivers with product-specific training .”
Sustainable action
Since 2012 Hoyer has been responsible for publishing an annual Sustainability Report . In this , the logistics specialist declares key figures for the sustainability of the company ’ s activities , thereby documenting among other things the success of its strategic efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and incident rates . One of these initiatives is in expanding intermodal transport : this comprised a 79.5 percent share of the Hoyer ’ s total journeys in the most recent evaluations , enabling a decrease in CO2 emissions . This reduction was supported by the use of Euro-6-compliant drive systems in more than 90 percent of the overall vehicle fleet being used . Thanks to these two improvements , Hoyer achieved a new company record and was able to reduce transport-related emissions to below 20 gms of CO2 per tonne-km for the first time . The target to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions by 25 percent within 10 years is within reach , the firm says . Another long term target Hoyer is striving to achieve is the reduction of ‘ main incidents ’, ie , very serious incidents , by 50 percent in non-transport operations and by 25 percent in transport operations . These goals should be achieved by the end of 2020 . Interim results are positive , Hoyer states . Hoyer regularly reviews the standards by which it measures its performance as well as the scope and transparency of its reporting as part of its quality management . Hence , the logistics company is now taking the consistent step of widening the scope of measures published in the Sustainability Report to include CO2 emissions arising through the use of energy in the company ’ s non-transport activities worldwide , eg , in cleaning operations , depots and storage facilities . The previous , internationally recognised McKinnon method for collecting key figures has been replaced by the GLEC framework ( Global Logistics Emission Council ). This method is more complex , more sophisticated and more detailed – and can therefore more accurately calculate the individual emissions performance of the group ’ s activities . This change also paves the way for ISO-50001 certification which Hoyer aims to achieve in Europe by 2022 , and for all other global operations by 2025 . As Mark Binns , head of group SHEQ and sustainable management makes clear : “ Hoyer has not only an interest but also an obligation to contribute towards creating and using a sustainable future .” This obligation is also made clear through the company ’ s realignment to the United Nation ’ s ‘ Sustainable Development Goals ’, eight points of which have been laid down as its own targets . As well as climate protection and economic growth , these goals also include combating poverty , the promotion of education and an obligation to responsible consumption .
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Albatross Tank-Leasing has been supplying oxygen cryocontainers to customers in India to support the transport and supply of medical-grade liquid oxygen to various hospitals . A further surge in COVID-19 infections in India has wreaked havoc on the country ’ s health system with shortages of oxygen reported as a major debilitating factor in treating patients . Over the past year Albatross has shifted focus onto expanding its cryo fleet to provide customers the needed equipment to support them during the current supply bottlenecks . The leasing company ’ s T75 20ft tanks are approved for the transport of the most common cryo gases . The Indian Air Force flew some of the first tanks into India . In other regions of the world , heavy lift air freight has been called in to ship tanks rapidly to areas of need . Heavy air freight carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines also provided lift for some Albatross units . The carrier operated three charter flights to India from China , Ireland and Germany during May . Over 200 tonnes of vital medical equipment containing oxygen storing containers , concentrators and cryogenic containers were delivered on-board heavy lift planes to various parts of India . Ekaterina Andreeva , commercial director , said : “ With the situation in India worsening we started getting charter requests transport ISO tanks . Together with a team of experts from various departments and powered by competence in dangerous goods transport we were able to advise our customers on loading , packaging , and conditions of the tanks . Working in tandem with our long-standing customers , Chapman Freeborn , Maersk Special Project Logistic team and Air Charter Service India , we organised charter flights within the shortest timeframes in line with biosafety requirements and completed another humanitarian mission .” The airline operates a fleet of ramp freighters capable of transporting up to 12 20ft ISO tanks aboard Antonov An-124 aircraft and three 20ft tanks aboard the Ilyushin 76 plane , with planes being self-sufficient in terms of loading and offloading procedures .
The Indian Air Force flew some Albatross tanks into India
Volga-Dnepr Airlines operated three charter flights carrying tank containers to India during May