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Tank Containers
BULKDISTRIBUTOR
New polyethylene liner for
Isotanks
I
ntermodal Liners has announced the development of a new
technical innovation for Isotanks. The company is offering a
patent applied for, polyethylene liner for Isotanks. The design
is not a Flexitank that is installed in an Isotank but actually
coats the barrel of the Isotank with polyethylene.
Applications that could work with this new concept include:
• Materials that are difficult to clean, like synthetic latex
• Products that stain stainless steel, such as inks
• Products that pit stainless steel, like chlorinated solvents
• Products that have prior content restrictions
• Traffic bound for destinations with limited cleaning options.
There may also be opportunities to use these liners to carry
food grade products as backhauls in industrial tanks. Use of this
liner on an outbound load could eliminate the need to clean for
a backhaul; simply removing the liner at destination after
discharge would provide a clean tank for the next shipment. The
liner will require about 45 minutes to install and remove after
discharge.
September/October 2016
Eurotainer
introduces
37,000 litre
tanks in China
E
urotainer recently took delivery of new 37,000 litre
capacity tank containers in China. These tanks are
built for domestic Chinese service and are the largest
capacity liquid, swap body type tank containers in the
Eurotainer fleet.
The initial order was for nine units, which have now been
followed by several additional orders as demand for this new
design is high in China.
They are also the largest capacity liquid type ISO tank available
in the Chinese domestic market. This new design utilises the
latest developments in tank container engineering and
construction to maximise capacity, reduce tare weight to
deliver optimal shipment quantities, increase storage capacity
and lower overall supply chain costs for clients.
Our Solutions
for your Success.
The international logistics company HOYER is a
worldwide market leader in moving liquids by road,
rail and sea. Wherever they may go, HOYER will
get chemicals, foodstuffs, gas and mineral oil to
their destinations safely and efficiently in tank containers, road tankers, flexitanks and IBCs. HOYER
also has numerous logistics facilities with depots,
cleaning stations and workshops. More than 115
representative offices throughout the world ensure
a reliable and smooth transport process.
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www.hoyer-group.com
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Your tank container experts
TWS has more than 25 years of experience in renting out standard and special
tank containers for liquid products to the chemical and food industries. TWS also
provides various sizes of spill troughs. Customers rely on the outstanding quality
of its fleet and value its flexibility in terms of volume and technical features.
For more information: E-mail: [email protected] and web: www.tws-gmbh.de
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Hapag-Lloyd
CEO predicts
wave of market
consolidation
08.09.16 09:38
he collapse of Hanjin Shipping Co. could spark a wave of
fresh consolidation among container lines as they
attempt to ride out the shock waves buffeting the industry,
Hapag-Lloyd AG Chief Executive Officer Rolf Habben Jansen
said last month.
“A lot of people hadn’t expected the difficulties for Hanjin in the
magnitude we have seen them,” the CEO said in an interview in
Septmeber. “It will change behavior,” with some participants now
assessing whether it might not be better to “team up,” he said.
Germany’s No. 1 carrier, which has used mergers to bring down
costs and counter the slump that has shaken shipping for the past
eight years, doesn’t plan to buy the Asian company or any of its
vessels, now stranded at sea and various ports across the globe.
Hapag-Lloyd is busy completing its merger with United Arab
Shipping Co., which it aims to do by the end of 2016. “We better
make a success of that first,” the CEO said.
Habben Jansen expects Hapag-Lloyd’s transport container
volume to grow in line with the market, which will probably be 2
Gardner Denver Transport Solutions expands its Vacuum portfolio
percent to 3 percent this year.