Carriers adjusting to new economy
A national business expectations survey conducted recently by Transport Capital Partners (TCP), Nashville TN, revealed that carriers are adjusting to the new economic environment and most expect the adjustment phase to continue through 2009, according to TCP information... SBA offers business planning information
The vacillating economy may be causing some tank cleaning facility owners to take a look at their business organization... Storm cleanup requires worker protection
With the United States having suffered through several hurricanes in the past few years, cleanup for facilities damaged in the storms' wake requires protection for those workers... Chevron Phillips posts product integrity guide
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LLC, The Woodlands TX, has posted Product Integrity Protection (PIP) Guidelines on its Web site that contains recommendations for tank truck cleaning facilities, carriers, plants and terminals involved in cleaning or transport of styrene, cyclohexane, normal alpha olefins (NAO), and polyalphaolefins (PAO) by tank truck... No acid washing required for Alumaclear coating
Rob Loney at Alumaclear, Kaleva MI, is reminding tank wash facilities to look for an Alumaclear decal on tanks that indicate the vessel is clear-coated and no acid washing is needed... Universal merges with Montreal Tank Wash
Universal Tank Truck Cleaning Inc was merged with Montreal Tank Wash Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in January and now operates under the Montreal Tank Wash name, according to Marc-Andre Provost at Montreal Tank... Boasso expands NJ tank container service
Boasso America Corporation, a subsidiary of Quality Distribution Inc, Tampa FL, has expanded its network by opening a $6 million full-scale tank container service depot in Newark NJ and is planning expansion of its Savannah GA facility... BASF initiating plant shutdowns, cutting production
BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, is temporarily shutting down approximately 80 plants worldwide and reducing production at approximately 100 plants. Plants in Freeport TX and Geismar LA are among those in the decision... Pirates continue to threaten crude oil shipping
Ship owners continue to face piracy in the Gulf of Aden and other waters with a recent incident occurring off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia, in eastern Africa, according to news reports... Petroleum deliveries continue sliding
Total US petroleum deliveries, which dropped more than four percent in October, have fallen 5 percent from January through October, a rate not seen since the early 1980s, according to information from the American Petroleum Institute (API)... BIO wants better greenhouse emission models
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) wants the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a better scientific model for greenhouse gas emissions measurements before releasing estimates that may understate the benefit from biofuels, according to BIO information... TSI falls 2.5 percent in September
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.5 percent in September from its August level, declining for the second consecutive month, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported... CVSA sets record for brake inspections
A record number of 20,810 inspections were conducted last month during the Operation Air Brake Campaign, according to information from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)... ITCO plans Chinese market study
The International Tank Container Organization (ITCO) plans to fund a study of the Chinese market for tank containers, Reginald Lee, ITCO president, stated in his November report to members... Flint Hills to close Texas polymer plant
Flint Hills Resources, Wichita KS, has announced it will close its Odessa TX polymer facility during the first half of 2009... IEA calls for improvement in energy efficiency, production
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is calling for improvement of energy efficiency and increasing the deployment of low-carbon energy, according to information presented at the launching of the agency's World Energy Outlook 2008... Chevron Phillips to relocate certain services
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has announced plans to relocate services provided by the company’s Orange TX Technology Center to its Plastics Technology Center in Bartlesville OK... NACD members report continued profitability
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) has reported that its member firms continued to achieve profitability in 2007, though at slower levels than past years... New rule proposed |
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